ARREOLA v. GODINEZ

No. 07-1700.

546 F.3d 788 (2008)

Gilbert ARREOLA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Salvador GODINEZ, Director, Cook County Jail, Thomas Dart, Cook County Sheriff, Ernesto Velasco, former Director, Cook County Jail, and Cook County, Illinois, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 14, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura D. Cullison (argued), Carl Tullson, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Paul A. Castiglione (argued), Office of the Cook County, State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BAUER, WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


WOOD, Circuit Judge.

While incarcerated at Hill Correctional Center ("Hill") in Galesburg, Illinois, Gilbert Arreola broke his ankle during a recreational soccer game. Five days later, he was transferred to Cook County Jail ("the Jail") for a temporary stay, so that he could testify in unrelated judicial proceedings at the Cook County Courthouse. Dissatisfied with the medical care and conditions of confinement at the Jail, Arreola filed a five-count complaint under...

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