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MATHIS v. FAIRMAN

No. 96-1160.

120 F.3d 88 (1997)

Dorothy MATHIS, individually and as Special Administrator for Jerome Mathis, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J.W. FAIRMAN, in his official capacity as Executive Director, Cook County Department of Corrections, and Gerome Jenkins, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 24, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth N. Flaxman (argued), Lesley A. Redman, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Richard A. Devine, David S. Meyerson (argued), Office of the State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago, IL, for James W. Fairman, Jr. and Gerome Jenkins.

Richard A. Devine, Office of the State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago, IL, for Cook County Department of Corrections.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Jerome Mathis committed suicide while incarcerated at the Cook County Jail, awaiting trial on a murder charge. His mother, Dorothy Mathis, filed suit against Gerome Jenkins, one of the cadets (guards in training) at the jail, as well as J.W. Fairman, the Executive Director of the Cook County Department of Corrections. She contended that Jenkins' indifference to her son's condition, as well as the jail's failure to adequately staff...

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