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GAYTON v. McCOY

No. 08-2187.

593 F.3d 610 (2010)

Lester GAYTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael D. McCOY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 28, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Steagall (argued), Attorney, Nicoara & Steagall, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Peter R. Jennetten (argued), Attorney, Quinn, Johnston, Henderson & Pretorius, Peoria, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before FLAUM and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and LAWRENCE, District Judge.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

India Taylor, a thirty-four-year-old recent college graduate, entered Peoria County Jail on October 15, 2003 complaining of chest pain. Despite knowledge that Taylor had a serious heart condition and elevated blood pressure, she was never provided with any medication and, against the jail's written protocol, a doctor was never contacted to examine her. Less than three days later, she was dead due to non-specific heart failure brought on by...

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