Legal Opinion
James Robert Swofford v. Sheriff Charles F. Mandrell
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 15, 1992No. 90-2167PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
On May 13, 1988, James Swofford was arrested and placed in a holding cell with ten inmates at the county jail. During the night, six of the inmates brutally beat and sexually assaulted him. Despite Swof-ford’s repeated screams, no one came to his aid or inspected the cell for over eight hours. Swofford sued the Sheriff of Franklin County, Charles Mandrell, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violating his Fourteenth Amendment rights. The district court dismissed Swofford’s pro se complaint for failure to state a claim. We reverse.
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Swofford was arrested on suspicion of aggravated…
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