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HALL v. RYAN

No. 91-1607.

957 F.2d 402 (1992)

Della HALL, as Guardian of the Estate and Person of Clifford R. Howard, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard W. RYAN, R. Jones, Patrick Vaughan, John Mickler and P. Rincones, Decatur Police Officers, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 28, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary F. Geisler (argued), Asher O. Geisler, Jeffrey S. Geisler, Geisler, Waks & Geisler, Decatur, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Karen L. Kendall, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, Ill., Patrick J. Londrigan (argued), Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Springfield, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Before CUMMINGS and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges, and WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge.

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

On May 4, 1986, Clifford Howard, Jr., attempted suicide while being held at the City of Decatur police department. He remains in a comatose state as a result of his suicide attempt. In October 1988, Della Hall, as guardian of Howard's estate and person, filed her two-count first amended complaint brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Decatur and five of its police officers. Count...

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