United States Seventh Circuit

Jail that complied with state's minimum standards for suicide prevention entitled to summary judgment on deliberate indifference claim for prisoner suicide where prison officials were unaware of prisoner's suicidal tendencies.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/27/2001
• Published 11/27/2001

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kelly L. Centofanti (argued), Aiken & Scoptur, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Raymond J. Pollen, Michele M. Ford (argued), Crivello, Carlson, Mentkowski & Steeves, Milwaukee, Wi, for Defendants-Appellees.