Legal Opinion
William G. Perkins, Jr. And Connie Perkins v. John L. Lawson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 5, 2002No. 02-1390PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
William Perkins, Jr. was beaten by another inmate while he was detained in the Grant County jail in Marion, Indiana. Ten days later he was suffering what turned out to be critical medical problems, which ultimately landed him on life support in an intensive care unit. He and his wife Connie filed the present lawsuit, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Indiana negligence law, in the Grant County circuit court. They named a number of people as defen dants, only one of whom remains in the case — former Sheriff John L. Lawson. The suit was removed to federal court,…
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