United States Seventh Circuit

A 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim is not actionable on a respondeat superior theory against a sheriff in his official capacity for guards' deliberate indifference to an inmate's medical needs, but an Indiana law negligence claim is actionable.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/18/2002
• Decided 12/05/2002
• Published 12/05/2002

Judges

• TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ralph R. Blume (argued), Blume, Connelly, Jordan, Stucky & Ulmer, Fort Wayne, IN, for William G. Perkins, Jr., Connie Perkins, Plaintiff-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael R. Morow (argued), Stephenson, Daly, Morow & Kurnik, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.