PITTMAN BY HAMILTON v. COUNTY OF MADISON

No. 19-2956.

970 F.3d 823 (2020)

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 August 14, 2020.

Rehearing En Banc Denied September 11, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross T. Anderson , Attorney, Anderson Law Offices, Collinsville, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John L. Gilbert , Attorney, Sandberg, Phoenix & Von Gontard, Edwardsville, IL, Timothy Charles Sansone , Attorney, Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard P.C., St. Louis, MO, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Wood, Barrett, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


Reginald Pittman attempted suicide at the Madison County jail in 2007. Although the attempt failed, it left him in a vegetative state. Through his guardian, Pittman filed this § 1983 suit against Madison County and then-Madison County jail employees, Sergeant Randy Eaton and Deputy Matthew Werner, alleging that they...

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