Smith v. State of Doe

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA HAMMOND DIVISION ESTATE OF RICHARD CANADA, by ) Personal Representative, BOBBY JEAN ) SMITH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Cause No. 2:21-CV-257-PPS-JEM ) STATE OF INDIANA, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER If one believes the complaint, this case involves a shocking and violent incident that took place at Westville Correctional Facility, resulting in the death of an inmate, Richard Canada. On June 5, 2021, in response to reports that Canada was intoxicated, three correctional officers at the prison allegedly removed Canada from…