BURTON v. SHEAHAN

No. 98 C 5614.

68 F.Supp.2d 974 (1999)

Frederick BURTON, Plaintiff, v. Michael SHEAHAN, Sheriff of Cook County, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

September 22, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth N. Flaxman, Kenneth N. Flaxman, P.C., Chicago, IL, for plaintiff.

James Joseph Jozefowicz, Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MOODY, District Judge.

Before the court is defendant Michael Sheahan's ("Sheahan") motion to dismiss plaintiff Frederick Burton's ("Burton") complaint for failure to state a claim under FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 12(b)(6). In his complaint, Burton, a correctional officer, attempts to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Michael Sheahan in his official capacity as Sheriff of Cook County for the deprivation...

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