Hacker v. Dart

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION GERALD HACKER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 17-cv-4282 ) v. ) Hon. Steven C. Seeger ) THOMAS DART, Sheriff of Cook County, ) COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SABRINA ) RIVERO-CANCHOLA, and Officer ) D. SANDOVAL, ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER A hearing-impaired inmate, Gerald Hacker, began his tenth incarceration at the Cook County Jail in February 2017. Before long, his impairment started causing serious issues. He couldn’t hear orders from an officer, who then shoved…