Bernard v. Scott

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION Eric. E. Bernard, Plaintiff, Case No. 3:15-cv-50277 v. Honorable Iain D. Johnston Roger Scott, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Eric E. Bernard (“Bernard”) brought this action under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

against a slew of individuals responsible for operations and policymaking at the DeKalb County Jail (“the jail”). Dkt. 19. He claims that the Defendants violated his rights under the First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments during both pretrial and post-conviction detentions because…