Hurt v. Corcoran

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION BENAHDAM HURT, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 17 C 7909 ) HASINA JAVED, FAIZAL KAREEMI, ) DREW BECK, COLEEN DELANEY, ) and DIANA HOGAN ) Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER While confined in the Elgin Mental Health Center (“EMHC”) from 2014 to 2017, Plaintiff Benahdam Hurt was the victim of sexual abuse by an EMHC staff member. The perpetrator has pleaded guilty to criminal charges. In this lawsuit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Hurt seeks damages from other EMHC staff. On September…