Michael Thomas v. Aline Martija

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 19-1767 MICHAEL THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALINE MARTIJA, et al., Defendants-Appellees. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 15 C 7187 — Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, Chief Judge. ____________________ ARGUED OCTOBER 28, 2020 — DECIDED MARCH 16, 2021 ____________________ Before RIPPLE, WOOD, and BRENNAN, Circuit Judges. WOOD, Circuit Judge. In 1976, the Supreme Court recognized that the government has an “obligation to…