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Benton v. Clark County Jail

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 1, 2014No. 14-2578PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

David Benton appeals from the dismissal of his civil-rights suit alleging that the Clark County Jail and Clark County Commissioners’ Office violated his Eighth Amendment rights during his overnight detention by denying him medication and subjecting him to unsanitary conditions. Because Benton’s claims are precluded by a previous state-court judgment against him, we affirm.

In Indiana state court, Benton sued Clark County Jail for civil-rights violations arising out of his detention on the night of December 17, 2012; he alleged that the jail did not give him pain medication for his…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Migra v. Warren City School District Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Anthony N. Smith v. Knox County JailCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  3. Gilbert Jarrard v. Cdi Telecommunications, Inc. And Crawford & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  4. Ronald G. Becker v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2013
  5. DeGuelle v. CamilliCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. MCPHAUL v. MADISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 2022

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