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WEISS v. COOLEY

No. 98-2880.

230 F.3d 1027 (2000)

Morritz J. WEISS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Brad COOLEY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 22, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Kocoras (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Div., Chicago, IL, Bruce R. Braun, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James S. Stephenson (argued), Stephenson, Daly, Morow & Kurnik, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Morritz Weiss was the principal suspect in a highly charged and well publicized case involving the rape of a 15-year-old African-American girl near Indianapolis. The present case concerns the treatment he received from three officers — Brad Cooley, Sheriff Terry Weddle, and Jail Commander Guy Fogelman — while he was in custody at the Morgan County, Indiana, jail before his trial. In short, he claims that the jail officials...

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