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HOLLY v. WOOLFOLK

No. 03-2448.

415 F.3d 678 (2005)

Christopher HOLLY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. D. WOOLFOLK, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 18, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Holly, Danville, IL, pro se.

Donald J. Pechous (argued), Office of Cook's County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Jerold S. Solovy, Darren J. Schmidt (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Jerold S. Solovy, Amicus Curiae.

Before POSNER, COFFEY, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Christopher Holly was a pretrial detainee at Cook County Jail who was placed in segregation (that is, in solitary confinement) for two days without a prior hearing. He brought suit for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the correctional officers responsible for placing him in segregation, contending that the denial of a predeprivation hearing meant that he had been deprived of liberty without due process of law. It is unclear what damages...

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