Legal Opinion
Antonio Hunter v. Stephen Ritz
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided April 10, 2026No. 3:21-cv-00271Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ANTONIO HUNTER, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 3:21-CV-271-NJR STEPHEN RITZ, Defendant. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ROSENSTENGEL, District Judge: Plaintiff Antonio Hunter, a former inmate in the Illinois Department of Corrections, sued Dr. Ritz for deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. (Doc. 1). After a hung jury led to a mistrial in 2024, a jury in June 2025 found in favor of Hunter, awarding $4 million in compensatory damages and $1 million in…
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