Bratcher v. Nicholson

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION TERRY BRATCHER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 19 C 8190 v. ) ) Judge Virginia M. Kendall WALTER NICHOLSON, et al., ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Terry Bratcher’s cellmate at Stateville Correctional Center repeatedly threatened to beat him, cut off his head, and gut him like a pig. For several months, Bratcher reported the threats to Defendants Warden Walter Nicholson, Major Maurice Lake, Lieutenant Stanley Jenkins, Sergeant Ralph Burkybile, Sergeant Donald Thomas, and Karen…