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THOMAS v. SHEAHAN

No. 04 C 3563.

499 F.Supp.2d 1062 (2007)

Marlita THOMAS, as Mother, Next Friend, and Special Administrator of Norman L. Smith, Jr., deceased, Plaintiff, v. Cook County Sheriff, Michael F. SHEAHAN; Cook County; John Stroger, Jr.; Sgt. Monczynski, Star 831; Sgt; Hernandez, Star 1010; Sgt. Stroner, Star 944; Sgt. Dew, Star 1020; Lt. Krzyzowski, Star 130; Ofr. Sanchez, Star 8131; Ofr. Davis, Star 7153; Ofr. Facundo, Star 4254; Ofr. Houston; Ofr. Johnson, Star 6273; Ofr. Thiemecke, Star 8136; Ofr. Toomey, Star 7463; P. Westbrook, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

August 15, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel S. Alexander, Smith, Coffey & Alexander, Christopher Rudolf Smith, Jared Samuel Kosoglad, Law Office of Christopher R. Smith, Phillip Lindsley Coffey, The Law Offices of Smith & Coffey, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

Daniel Francis Gallagher, Dominick L. Lanzito, Lawrence S. Kowalczyk, Terrence Franklin Guolee, Querrey & Harrow, Ltd., Donald J. Pechous, John A. Ouska, Andrew Joseph Creighton, Chicago, IL, Dana L. Kurtz, Kurtz Law Offices, LLC, Lockport, IL, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CASTILLO, District Judge.

This case arises out of the tragic death of Norman L. Smith, Jr., ("Smith") while he was in the custody of the Cook County Department of Corrections ("CCDOC" or "Cook County Jail"). On Friday, April 23, 2004, Smith was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance. Smith's mother claims that he died seven days later at Cook County...

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