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J.K.J. v. POLK COUNTY

Nos. 18-1498 18-1499 18-2170 18-2177.

960 F.3d 367 (2020)

J.K.J. and M.J.J., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. POLK COUNTY and Darryl L. Christensen, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 15, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Edwards Art , Attorney, Sarah Grady , Attorney, Megan Pierce , Attorney, Loevy & Loevy, Chicago, IL, Lida Marie Bannink, Esq. , Attorney, Thomas J. Weidner , Attorney, Eckberg, Lammers, P.C., Stillwater, MN, Adam Francois Watkins , Attorney, Watkins Bradley LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Paul David Cranley , Attorney, Husch Blackwell, LLP, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Marisa Maleck , Attorney, Joshua N. Mitchell , Attorney, King & Spalding LLP, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Institute for Justice.

Julie Abbate , Attorney, Just Detention International, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Just Detention International.

Karyn Rotker , Attorney, American Civil Liberty Union of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, for Amicus Curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin.

Jennifer Wedekind , Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae American Civil Liberties Union.

David Michael Shapiro, Esq. , Attorney, Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Bauer, Easterbrook, Kanne, Rovner, Sykes, Hamilton, Barrett, Brennan, Scudder, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.

While confined in the Polk County Jail, two female inmates, J.K.J. and M.J.J., endured repeated sexual assaults at the hands of correctional officer Darryl Christensen. The two women brought suit in federal court against Christensen and Polk County. A trial ensued, and the jury heard evidence of Christensen's horrific misconduct...

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