Legal Opinion
Estate of Porter ex rel. Nelson v. Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 28, 1994No. Nos. 93-2729, 93-2730PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, the estate of Leroy Porter and several of Porter’s relatives, filed this suit in federal court against the state of Illinois, the Illinois Department of Mental Health, the Elgin Mental Health Center, and three of Elgin’s employees — Roalda Aider-man, Angelo Campagna, and Frank Lara (in both their individual and official capacities). The suit was brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and alleged violations of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments in connection with the death of Leroy Porter, a patient at Elgin. All of the defendants filed motions to dismiss…
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