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SWOFFORD v. MANDRELL

No. 90-2167.

969 F.2d 547 (1992)

James Robert SWOFFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sheriff Charles F. MANDRELL, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 4, 1992.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 15, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Swofford, pro se.

Sallie G. Smylie (argued), Kirkland & Ellis, Roslyn C. Lieb, Chicago Lawyers' Committee, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

James C. Cook (argued), John E. Sabo, Walker & Williams, Belleville, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUDAHY and KANNE, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 15, 1992.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

On May 13, 1988, James Swofford was arrested and placed in a holding cell with ten inmates at the county jail. During the night, six of the inmates brutally beat and sexually assaulted him. Despite Swofford's repeated screams, no one came to his aid or inspected the cell for over eight hours. Swofford sued the Sheriff of Franklin County, Charles Mandrell, under 42 U.S.C. §...

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