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BUTERA v. COTTEY

No. 01-2242.

285 F.3d 601 (2002)

Ronald F. BUTERA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jack L. COTTEY, Sherriff of Marion County, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 4, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Townsend, Jr. (argued), Townsend & Montross, Indianapolis, IN, for Ronald F. Butera.

Julie J. Carrell (argued), Office of Corp. Counsel, City Counsel Legal Div., Indianapolis, IN, for Jack L. Cottey.

Before MANION, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

After plaintiff Ronald Butera was sexually assaulted by two other detainees in his cellblock, he sued Jack Cottey, the Sheriff of Marion County, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the Sheriff deprived him of due process under the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Sheriff. We affirm.

I. History

A. The Sexual Assault

After being arrested for robbery and assault...

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