Thomas v. Cook County Sheriff's Department
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Norman Smith, a thirty-two-year-old pretrial detainee, arrived at Cook County Jail on April 24, 2004, and died less than a week later from pneumococcal meningitis. His mother, Marlita Thomas, sued Cook County, the Cook County Sheriff, and a number of correctional employees under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the defendants violated her son’s constitutional rights by failing to respond to his serious medical needs. Thomas also alleged various state law claims. At trial, a number of Smith’s fellow inmates testified that Smith’s condition rapidly deteriorated while…
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