Legal Opinion
Estate of Shannon Novack, Deceased, by Its Personal Representative, Susan Turbin, and Susan Turbin v. County of Wood, a Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 7, 2000No. 99-3270PublishedCited by 185 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Chief Judge.
The estate of Shannon Novack and Susan Turbin brought suit against the County of Wood (the “County”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the County deprived Novack of his Eighth Amendment rights when it failed to prevent his suicide during his incarceration in the Wood County Jail (“WCJ”). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On December 22, 1997, Shannon Novack was diagnosed by Dr. Edward Root as a paranoid schizophrenic who tended to be impulsive and who was a possible suicide risk.…
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