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WASHINGTON v. LAPORTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.

No. 01-3812.

306 F.3d 515 (2002)

Fred WASHINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAPORTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, LaPorte County Jail, and Robert Blair, individually and in his former capacity as Sheriff of LaPorte County, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 7, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald W. Pagos (argued), Sweeney, Dabagia, Donoghue, Thorne, Janes & Pagos, Michigan City, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jay Lauer, Shaw R. Friedman (argued), South Bend, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: BAUER, POSNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

While Fred Washington was detained in the LaPorte County Jail, he was attacked by another inmate and lost an eye. Washington filed suit against the jail and its officers, alleging that his injury was caused by the prison's cell assignment policy in violation of his constitutional right to due process. He now appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants. Since Washington has not provided any evidence as...

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