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RASCON v. HARDIMAN

No. 85-1589.

803 F.2d 269 (1986)

Elaine RASCON, as legal representative of David Rascon, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Phillip T. HARDIMAN, individually and in his official capacity as Executive Director, Cook County Department of Corrections; Howard Pearman, individually and as a corrections officer; Edward Legenza, individually and as a corrections officer; Mark Paczkowski, individually and as a corrections officer; William Stein, individually and as a corrections officer, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 26, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen Dimond, Asst. State's Atty., Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Peter Francis Geraci, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WOOD, CUDAHY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Elaine Rascon brought this action on behalf of her deceased husband, David Rascon, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the actions of certain county correctional institution guards in subduing her husband and the policies promulgated and implemented by the Director of Corrections violated his constitutional rights. Trial was held before a jury, which found for the plaintiff and against...

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