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MAYORAL v. SHEAHAN

No. 00-1034.

245 F.3d 934 (2001)

Joel MAYORAL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael F. SHEAHAN, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Cook County, and Sharon Jackson, William Janak, and Daniel Theisen, in his individual capacity and in his official capacity as a correction officer at the Cook County Jail, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 27, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy C. Klenk, Michael R. Phillips (argued), Ross & Hardies, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Patrick M. Blanchard (argued), Office of the State's Attorney of Cook County, Federal Litigation Division, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

While Joel Mayoral was a pretrial detainee at the Cook County jail, he was attacked by other inmates. His complaint in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action says the attack rendered him paralyzed and disfigured. Mayoral's suit alleges that certain correctional officers were deliberately indifferent to his welfare and that Cook County Sheriff Michael F. Sheahan and Captain David Theisen failed to implement a policy which would consider...

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