Legal Opinion
Lucinda Lovett v. Landon Herbert
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 29, 2018No. 17-1668PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Durkin, District Judge.
On December 13, 2013, Daniel Martin was arrested for drunk driving and taken to the jail in Clay County, Indiana. While there, Martin fell out of an upper bunk bed, suffering injuries that eventually led to his death several months later. Martin's estate sued Clay County correctional officers Landon Herbert and Zachary Overton who were on duty at the jail that night. The district court denied the Officers' motion for summary judgment on qualified immunity. The Officers appeal that order.
I. Background
When he arrived at the jail, Martin was booked by Officers Herbert and…
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