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MINIX v. CANARECCI

Nos. 09-2001, 09-2817.

597 F.3d 824 (2010)

Cathy MINIX, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frank CANARECCI, Jr., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 26, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean E. Kenyon (argued), Hoeppner, Wagner & Evans, Merrillville, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James F. Groves (argued), Lee, Groves & Zalas, South Bend, IN, Wendell Walsh, May, Oberfell & Lorber, Mishawaka, IN, Milford M. Miller, Rothberg, Logan & Warsco LLP, Fort Wayne, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BAUER, KANNE, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

TINDER, Circuit Judge.

While incarcerated at the St. Joseph County Jail, Gregory Zick, an inmate with a history of suicidal tendencies, took his own life. Zick's mother, Cathy Minix, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several jail officials for their alleged deliberate indifference to Zick's suicide risk. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. We affirm.

I. Background

Gregory Zick was a mental health...

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