Legal Opinion
James T. Donald v. Cook County Sheriff's Department
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 6, 1996No. 94-3622PublishedCited by 514 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal stems from Donald’s attempt to recover damages under § 1983 for a heart attack he sustained while incarcerated in the Cook County Department of Corrections in February of 1991. Donald claims that jail officials took his heart medication away from him over his vehement protests. Two days after he alleges that his medication was confiscated, on February 16, 1991, Donald suffered a massive heart attack. He was hospitalized for thirty days as a result.
Our review of the case does not reach the merits of Donald’s § 1983 claim, however. The suit was dismissed by the…
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