Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Cook County Sheriff's Department
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 1, 2009No. 08-2232, 08-2597, 08-2233, 08-2948, 08-2482PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Norman Smith, a thirty-two year-old pretrial detainee, arrived at Cook County Jail on April 24, 2004, and died less than a week later from pneumococcal meningitis. His mother, Marlita Thomas, sued Cook County, the Cook County Sheriff, and a number of correctional employees, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the defendants violated her son’s constitutional rights by failing to respond to his serious medical needs. At trial, a number of Smith’s fellow inmates testified that Smith’s condition rapidly deteriorated while prison officials turned a blind eye. The jury…
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