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PITTMAN EX REL. HAMILTON v. COUNTY OF MADISON, ILL.

No. 12-3233.

746 F.3d 766 (2014)

Reginald PITTMAN, By and Through His Guardian and Next Friend, Robin M. HAMILTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF MADISON, ILLINOIS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 10, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross T. Anderson , Attorney, East St. Louis, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John L. Gilbert , Attorney, Philip Lading , Attorney, Sandberg, Phoenix & Von Gontard, Edwardsville, IL, William P. Hardy , Attorney, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Springfield, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUDAHY, RIPPLE, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Reginald Pittman attempted suicide on December 19, 2007, when he was a pretrial detainee at the Madison County Jail. By and through his guardian and appointed next friend, Robin M. Hamilton, Mr. Pittman later brought claims against the County of Madison, Illinois and various officials of the jail under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Illinois state law. He alleged that the defendants were deliberately indifferent to his risk of suicide and that they...

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