RAPIER v. HARRIS

No. 97-1348.

172 F.3d 999 (1999)

Ricky J. RAPIER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sheriff William HARRIS, Jail Commander Jon Marvel, Correctional Officer Ray Higginbotham, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold S. Solovy, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Ricky J. Rapier, pro se, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Robert L. Wright, William W. Earls (argued), Wright, Shagley & Lowery, Terre Haute, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Jerold S. Solovy, pro se, Melissa C. Brown (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Jerold S. Solovy, Amicus Curiae.

Before CUDAHY, EASTERBROOK and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Ricky Joe Rapier brought a § 1983 claim against the Sheriff of Vigo County, Indiana, various employees of the Vigo County Jail, and a police detective (collectively, "the defendants") for alleged violations of his constitutional rights during his detention at the jail while awaiting trial. He seeks review of the district court's decision to grant summary judgment for the defendants. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we...

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