Legal Opinion
Reginald Pittman v. County of Madison, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 10, 2014No. 12-3233PublishedCited by 214 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Reginald Pittman attempted suicide on December 19, 2007, when he was a pretrial detainee at the Madison County Jail. By and through his guardian and appointed next friend, Robin M. Hamilton, Mr. Pittman later brought claims against the County of Madison, Illinois and various officials of the jail under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Illinois state law. He alleged that the defendants were deliberately indifferent to his risk of suicide and that they exhibited willful and wanton conduct by failing to provide adequate medical care and to protect him from suicide. The district court…
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