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SMITH v. SHEAHAN

No. 98-2445.

189 F.3d 529 (1999)

Valeria SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael F. SHEAHAN, Sheriff of Cook County, in his individual and official capacities; Cook County Sheriff's Department; and Ronald Gamble, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 27, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence A. Rosen, Paul M. Weltlich (argued), Lawrence, Kamin, Saunders & Uhlenhop, Chicago, IL, for Valeria Smith.

Laura C. Shroyer (argued), Thomas V. Lyons, Office of the State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago, IL, for Michael F. Sheahan and Cook County Sheriff's Police Department.

Gregory E. Kulis, Kulis & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Ronald Gamble.

Brian Owsley (argued), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, DC, for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Before BAUER, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Valeria Smith and Ronald Gamble are both guards at the Cook County Jail, a facility administered by the Cook County Sheriff's Department under the supervision of Sheriff Michael Sheahan. Gamble was none too pleasant to his female colleagues in general, but one day he took matters further and violently assaulted Smith while she was working her shift. Smith complained internally, but to little avail. She also filed a criminal assault claim...

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