Legal Opinion
Ray v. Maher
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 1, 2011No. 11-1409PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Nearly three years after Robert C. Ray died in custody at the Sangamon County Jail, the administrator of Ray’s estate filed an eight-count complaint against the jail’s doctor (Dr. Maher), the county sheriff, and seventeen correctional officers and nurses employed by the county. Count I is a combined Wrongful Death Act, 740 ILCS 180/2, and Survival Act, 755 ILCS 5/27-6, negligence claim against Dr. Maher. Counts II-VIII allege violations of Ray’s Fourteenth Amendment right to basic medical services under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and name all defendants. The district court…
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