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HILL v. SHELANDER

No. 92-2058.

992 F.2d 714 (1993)

Steven HILL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William SHELANDER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 30, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcia F. Straub (argued), Peoria, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

John E. Cassidy (argued), Cassidy & Mueller, Peoria, IL and Stewart J. Umholtz, Office of the State's Atty. of Tazewell County, Pekin, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before POSNER, FLAUM and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Steven Hill brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Sergeant William Shelander of the Tazewell County Sheriff's Department to recover damages for injuries he sustained while incarcerated at the Tazewell County Jail (the "jail"). Hill alleged that Shelander beat him without provocation and thereby deprived him of his eighth amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Hill sued Shelander in his individual...

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