Melendez v. Dart

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION EMMANUEL MELENDEZ, Plaintiff, No. 18-cv-05652 v. Judge John F. Kness TOM DART, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Emmanuel Melendez alleges that, when he was detained at Cook County Jail, his cell was infested with cockroaches, and he also received two serious spider bites. Plaintiff sued Defendant Tom Dart, the Sheriff of Cook County, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, arguing that Plaintiff’s conditions of confinement violated the Eighth Amendment. Defendant now moves for summary judgment.1 (Dkt.…