Frankie Walker, Sr. v. Guy Groot
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff in this case wants a new trial based on a jury instruction he agreed to and admission of two exhibits to which he did not object on the grounds he argues on appeal. The plaintiff waived at trial the arguments he raises on appeal, so we affirm the judgment of the district court.
I. Factual and Procedural History '
Plaintiff Walker has lived in the Rush-ville Treatment & Detention Center since 2007, when he finished serving a sentence in an Illinois prison. The State of .Illinois classifies him as a sexually violent person, and he was officially committed to…
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