Legal Opinion
Harold E. Sivard, Jr. v. Pulaski County, Pulaski County Sheriff's Department, Charlotte Ward, Individually and in Her Official Capacity
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 1, 1992No. 91-1208PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff-appellant sued Pulaski County, Indiana, its sheriff, and a local doctor for unconstitutional detention and personal injuries suffered while in prison. The district court dismissed the suit on a motion for summary judgment. Unlike the trial court, we read the complaint to state a claim for unconstitutional detention. We find, however, that unanswered questions of material fact remain as to that claim and the defendants’ defense against it. The claim was therefore inappropriate for summary judgment, and we reverse. As to the summary judgment on all…
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