Legal Opinion
Fluker v. County of Kankakee
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided May 10, 2013No. Case No. 11-CV-2254PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MICHAEL P. McCUSKEY, District Judge.
This case is a § 1988 action by a prisoner who was seriously injured when the correctional officer driving his prison transport vehicle was required to brake suddenly, causing the prisoner to hurtle forward and hit his head on a metal divider. The case is before the court on Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (# 63), Plaintiffs’ Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss (# 69), and Plaintiffs’ Objections To and Appeal of Order (# 81). Following a careful review of the briefs and evidence filed, Plaintiffs’ Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss (# 69) is DENIED;…
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