HERNANDEZ v. DART

No. 15-2493.

814 F.3d 836 (2016)

Jose HERNANDEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Thomas J. DART, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 26, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick W. Morrissey , Thomas G. Morrissey, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Nicholas Cummings , Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and BAUER and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


Plaintiff-appellant, Jose Hernandez, a disabled prisoner, sued Defendants-appellees, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart and Cook County (collectively "Defendants"), under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for excessive force and deliberate indifference to his medical needs. These two claims stemmed from his treatment while he was a pre-trial detainee...

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