Young v. County of Cook

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge.

Defendants have moved for reconsideration of this Court’s February 24, 2009 decision (“Decision”). They argue that the Court should not have granted summary judgment for plaintiffs as to liability on certain claims and should have granted summary judgment in defendants’ favor on all claims. The Court denies the motion for the reasons stated below.1

1. The evidence regarding contraband

Defendants’ motion focuses on what defendants characterize as the Court’s disregard of the dangerousness of contraband in a jail setting and of the…