Matthews v. Debus

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION EURON MATTHEWS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 14 C 6003 ) JAKE DEBUS, MICHAEL JANOVYAK, ) JASON PROKOP, and WILL COUNTY, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge: Plaintiff Euron Matthews sued several Will County correctional officers over incidents in the Will County jail following his arrest. His case proceeded to trial against three of the officers—Jake Debus, Michael Janovyak, and Jason Prokop—on claims for excessive force, failure to intervene, failure…