Legal Opinion
Jackie Wilson v. James K. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 1996No. 94-3620PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
This case, now before us for the second time, arose out of an altercation in the Cook County Jail on June 23, 1988. Plaintiff-appellant Jackie Wilson alleged that on that date, while he was held in the jail as a pretrial detainee, a corrections officer, defendant-appellee James K. Williams, attacked him without provocation. A fight and wrestling match ensued; Wilson claimed that after the two were separated and Wilson was restrained by other corrections officers, Williams continued to beat and kick him. Wilson also claimed that later that same day Williams…
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