Shank v. Martinez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA HAMMOND DIVISION MARY SHANK, ) as Personal Representative of the Estate ) of Matthew Shank, Deceased, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) NO. 2:21-CV-070-PPS ) OSCAR MARTINEZ, Sheriff of Lake ) County, Indiana, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER After being arrested by the St. John Police Department, Matthew Shank was brought to the Lake County Jail and tragically died a day later while in the custody of the Lake County Sheriff. Lake County, the Sheriff, the jail’s health care provider, and related county defendants were all dismissed…