Legal Opinion

Matos, Maria E. v. O'Sullivan, William

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 2, 2003No. 02-1590PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Chief Judge.

In August 1998 Luis Matos committed suicide by hanging himself in his cell at the Western Illinois Correctional Facility. Maria Matos, the deceased’s sister and guardian of his estate, and Luis Matos’s children (collectively “the Estate”) brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Illinois state law, claiming that prison warden William O’Sullivan, correctional officer and crisis team member Amy Lipcaman, prison intake psychologist Charles Bartels, prison treating psychologist Dr. Rose Cox, and prison treating physician Dr. Judith Terrell, each violated Luis Matos’s…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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  2. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. Sanville v. MccaughtryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  5. Estate of Shannon Novack, Deceased, by Its Personal Representative, Susan Turbin, and Susan Turbin v. County of Wood, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Matos v. O'sullivanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003

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