Legal Opinion

Milton v. Slota

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 25, 2017No. 17-1495PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Parnell Milton, a pretrial detainee, got caught in a closing elevator door at the Milwaukee County courthouse, where he was escorted by two deputies for a court appearance. He claims in this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that deputy Iwona Slotá failed to prevent the door from closing on him and had, in fact, pushed the button to close the elevator before he was inside. (Milton also sued the jail and its medical-care contractor for allegedly providing inadequate medical care after the accident, but the district court screened those claims, see 28.U.S.C. § 1915A, and Milton does not…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Kingsley v. HendricksonSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  2. Cady, Davy v. Sheahan, MichaelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
  3. Charles Beal, Jr. v. James BellerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
  4. Zoretic v. DargeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
  5. Fabriko Acquisition Corporation v. ProkosCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by54 opinions

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