Legal Opinion
Ronald F. Butera v. Jack L. Cottey, Sherriff of Marion County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 4, 2002No. 01-2242PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
After plaintiff Ronald Butera was sexually assaulted by two other detainees in his cellblock, he sued Jack Cottey, the Sheriff of Marion County, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the Sheriff deprived him of due process under the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Sheriff. We affirm.
I. History
A The Sexual Assault
After being arrested for robbery and assault in December 1996, Butera was detained in cellblock 2-1 of the Marion County Jail (“Jail”). The parties stipulated that on January 6, 1997, detainees Brian Mitchell and…
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