Carter Ex Rel. M.C. v. Collins

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MORAN, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiff Michelle Carter brings this action against defendants Acting Superintendent of the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center for Cook County Clara Collins and Cook County State’s Attorney Richard De-vine, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that defendants detained her son, M.C., in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. Currently pending are the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. For the following reasons, we deny plaintiffs motion and grant summary judgment for defendants.

BACKGROUND

M.C. was…