Legal Opinion
Smith v. Sheahan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 27, 1999No. 98-2445PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Valeria Smith and Ronald Gamble are both guards at the Cook County Jail, a facility administered by the Cook County Sheriffs Department under the supervision of Sheriff Michael Sheahan. Gamble was none too pleasant to his female colleagues in general, but one day he took matters further and violently assaulted Smith while she was working her shift. Smith complained internally, but to little avail. She also filed a criminal assault claim against Gamble (which resulted in a conviction), and finally, in light of the unsatisfactory reaction of the Sheriffs Department…
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