Legal Opinion

Sain v. Wood

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 9, 2008No. 06-3919PublishedCited by 471 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Timothy Sain has been civilly committed to the custody of the Illinois Department of Human Services (“IDHS”) since 2000. Dr. Raymond Wood, the defendant, is one of several individuals whom Mr. Sain sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that his conditions of confinement violate the Fourteenth Amendment. Dr. Wood moved for summary judgment on the ground of qualified immunity. The district court denied his summary judgment motion, and Dr. Wood appeals the denial of qualified immunity. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we reverse the judgment of the district court…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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3Cited by471 opinions

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