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VELEZ v. JOHNSON

No. 04-1943.

395 F.3d 732 (2005)

David VELEZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael JOHNSON and Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 13, 2005.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 11, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Mishlove (argued), Glendale, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Andrew A. Jones (argued), Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before RIPPLE, WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 11, 2005.

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

In September of 1999, David Velez was violently assaulted by his cellmate at the Milwaukee County jail. He filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that Michael Johnson, a deputy sheriff, violated his constitutional rights by failing to adequately respond when Velez, seeking protection, pushed an emergency call button in his cell prior to the attack. Velez also...

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