Legal Opinion
Jeffrey Leiser v. Karen Kloth
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 1, 2019No. 17-3378PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hamilton, Circuit Judge.
Jeffrey Leiser was an inmate at the Wisconsin Stanley Correctional Institution where Sergeant Karen Kloth was employed. Leiser, who was later diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder while at Stanley, alleged that beginning in 2013 he self-reported his disorder to Kloth and "informed" her not to stand directly behind him because doing so triggered his mental health symptoms. He claims Kloth did not comply with his request but instead increased the amount of time she stood behind him while patrolling common areas. Leiser filed this suit against Kloth, her…
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