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STRANDELL v. JACKSON COUNTY, ILL.

Civ. No. 85-4159.

634 F.Supp. 824 (1986)

Alex STRANDELL, Individually, and as father, and as Administrator of the Estate of Michael Strandell, deceased; Marge Strandell, Individually, and as mother of Michael Strandell, deceased; and the Estate of Michael Strandell, deceased, Plaintiffs, v. JACKSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS; William Kilquist, Individually, and in his official capacity as Sheriff of Jackson County; Gene Truitt, Individually, and in his official capacity as Jail Superintendent of Jackson County; Steve Michaels, Individually, and in his official capacity as a Deputy Jailer of Jackson County; Robert Davenport, Individually, and in his official capacity as a Deputy Jailer of Jackson County; James Staffey, Individually, and in his official capacity as a Deputy Sheriff of Jackson County; Henry Pierce, Individually, and in his official capacity as a Deputy Jailer of Jackson County; and John Doe and Richard Roe, Individually, and in their official capacities as members of the Board of Jackson County, the identity and number of whom is presently unknown to plaintiffs, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Illinois, Benton Division.

May 9, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Boyle, Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler, Belleville, Ill., Thomas F. Tobin, Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., John W. Dondanville, Baker & McKenzie, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs.

Richard A. Green, Feirich, Schoen, Mager, Green & Associates, Carbondale, Ill., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

FOREMAN, Chief Judge:

This matter is before the Court on defendants' Motion to Dismiss and/or Strike the Complaint, and on plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification. The case arises from a March 17, 1984 incident in which Michael Strandell committed suicide by hanging himself in a cell at the Jackson County, Illinois Jail. Plaintiffs, Alex and Marge Strandell, bring the instant suit on their own behalf and as the parents of Michael...

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