DIXON v. COUNTY OF COOK

No. 13-3634.

819 F.3d 343 (2016)

Lula DIXON, Independent Administrator of the Estate of Kevin P. Dixon, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF COOK, Katina M. Bonaparte, and Newworld Eboigbe, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 8, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Robbins , Attorney, Law Offices of Michael D. Robbins & Associates, Robert J. Robertson , Attorney, Law Offices of Robert Robertson, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Thomas Cargie , Attorney, Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

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


In September 2008 Kevin Dixon was sent to the Cook County jail as a pretrial detainee. A month later, he developed severe and persistent pain in his back and abdomen. In early December, he had a CT scan that revealed a paratracheal mass. Over the next few weeks, the mass grew rapidly. Medical personnel at the jail were aware of...

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