Legal Opinion
David Velez v. Michael Johnson and Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 11, 2005No. 04-1943PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
In September of 1999, David Velez was violently assaulted by his cellmate at the Milwaukee County jail. He filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that Michael Johnson, a deputy sheriff, violated his constitutional rights by failing to adequately respond when Velez, seeking protection, pushed an emergency call button in his cell prior to the attack. Velez also alleged a negligence claim under Wisconsin law. 1 Johnson filed a motion for summary judgment asserting a qualified immunity defense, but the district court (Magistrate Aaron E. Goodstein sitting by…
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