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JUTZI-JOHNSON v. U.S.

No. 00-2411.

263 F.3d 753 (2001)

Karen JUTZI-JOHNSON, as administrator of the estate of Robert Johnson, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 4, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia C. Bobb, Bobb & Associates, Chicago, IL, Michael W. Rathsack (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Linda A. Wawzenski (argued), Office of U.S. Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Robert Johnson hanged himself in his cell in the Metropolitan Correctional Center, the federal jail in Chicago, where he had been held for six months awaiting trial for extortion. His estate brought this suit for damages against the United States under the Federal Torts Claim Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-80, charging that the jail was negligent in failing to identify him as a suicide risk and take suitable preventive measures. The...

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