WALKER v. SHEAHAN

No. 07-2817.

526 F.3d 973 (2008)

Fredrick Lee WALKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael F. SHEAHAN, Sheriff, William Kampic, Vincent E. Garrett, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 14, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Allen Woolley, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Colby Kingsbury (argued), Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David L. LaPorte (argued), Querrey & Harrow, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees, Michael F. Sheahan, William Kampic, and Elliot Taylor, Jr.

Alaster S. McGrath (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee, Vincent E. Garrett.

Daniel J. Gahlgren, Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee, Cook County Illinois.

Before KANNE, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Fredrick Lee Walker, a pretrial detainee who has been incarcerated at the Cook County Jail (CCJ) for almost 8 years, alleges that the defendant correctional officers attacked and used excessive force against him, deprived him of access to medical care, and retaliated against him for exercising his constitutional rights. He also brings claims pursuant to Monell v. Department of Social Services of New York City, 436 U.S. 658...

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