Clay v. Dart

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WILLIE CLAY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 19-cv-02412 v. ) ) Judge Andrea R. Wood THOMAS DART, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER While detained at the Cook County Jail, Plaintiff Willie Clay began experiencing a toothache. Clay claims that he waited nearly a month before being evaluated by a dentist and that, as a result of the delay, he experienced unnecessary pain. For that reason, he has brought the present putative class action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

on behalf of himself and…