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MCFIELDS v. DART

No. 20-1391.

982 F.3d 511 (2020)

Courtney MCFIELDS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Thomas J. DART, Sheriff of Cook County, and Cook County, Illinois, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 8, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth N. Flaxman , Attorney, Joel A. Flaxman , Attorney, Law Office of Kenneth N. Flaxman P.C., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jack E. Bentley , Attorney, Garrett L. Boehm, Jr. , Attorney, Samuel Branum , Attorney, Monica Burkoth , Attorney, Brian P. Gainer , Attorney, Johnson & Bell, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Sykes, Chief Judge, and Kanne and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff Courtney McFields, once a detainee at Illinois's Cook County Jail, brought a putative class action against Cook County and its sheriff for allegedly depriving McFields and other detainees of adequate dental care. The district court denied class certification, and McFields appealed. Because we conclude that the district...

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