Russell v. Bukowski

ORDER

Mike Russell, a pretrial detainee in Illinois, sued corrections officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that they failed- to protect him from attack by a fellow inmate. A magistrate judge, trying the case by consent, ruled that the defendants were not liable. Because the credibility findings and discretionary rulings are proper, we affirm.

*427This case concerns a fight between Russell and another inmate at the Kankakee County Detention Center. The Center was Russell’s third pretrial location because, fearing gang members, he had twice requested protective custody and received new housing.…