Legal Opinion
James Proffitt, Special Administrator of the Estate of William R. Woodall v. Dean R. Ridgway
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 1, 2002No. 00-3229PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 charges excessive force, resulting in death, in the efforts by defendant Ridgway, a police officer in the City of Pana, Illinois, and defendant Lykins, a private citizen who assisted the officer, to subdue Woo-dall, the plaintiffs decedent. The suit also charges deliberate indifference by Ridg-way to Woodall’s safety in failing to confine him securely to prevent the eruption that resulted in the struggle and his death, and finally charges the City of Pana with having failed to train Ridgway adequately. All these are charges of deprivation…
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