Legal Opinion
Payne v. Churchich
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 6, 1998No. 97-3344PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Between 1:00 and 4:04 on the morning of August 3, 1991, right after Steven Hicks had been placed in custody in the holding cell of the City of Madison Police Department, he committed suicide. Martha Payne, representing the children and estate of Mr. Hicks, filed suit in state court, but the case was removed to federal court by the defendants when the plaintiffs’ eighth amended complaint added a claim pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court dismissed the plaintiffs’ complaint on the grounds of res judicata and absolute immunity under the Illinois Local…
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