PHILLIPS v. SHERIFF OF COOK COUNTY

Nos. 14-3753 & 15-1616.

828 F.3d 541 (2016)

Melvin PHILLIPS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SHERIFF OF COOK COUNTY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 6, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth N. Flaxman , Law Office of Kenneth N. Flaxman P.C., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Michael Lambert Gallagher , Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Sheriff of Cook County.

Michael Lambert Gallagher , Maureen O'Donoghue Hannon , Thomas Cargie , Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Cook County, Illinois.

Before RIPPLE, KANNE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Plaintiffs Melvin Phillips, Malcolm Patton, Rodell Sanders, and Frank Powicki are current and former detainees of Cook County Jail (the "Jail"). They brought a class action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Cook County, Illinois, and the Sheriff of Cook County (collectively, "Cook County"), claiming that the level of dental...

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