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SMITH v. SANGAMON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.

No. 11-1979.

715 F.3d 188 (2013)

Jimmy E. SMITH, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SANGAMON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 19, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason R. Craddock (argued), Sr. , Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

William P. Hardy (argued), Attorney, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Springfield, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, KANNE, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

The Sangamon County Sheriff's Department administers the Sangamon County Detention Facility in Springfield, Illinois. In 2005 Jimmy Smith, Jr., was charged with impersonating a police officer and was detained in the jail pending trial. Because he had a parole hold and a history of problems during a prior detention, Smith was housed in a maximum-security cellblock. While there, he was severely beaten by another inmate who was awaiting trial on...

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