United States Seventh Circuit

Prison officials were entitled to summary judgment in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action, alleging that they acted with deliberate indifference to the risk of a deceased inmate's suicide, where they had no actual knowledge of any risk.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/16/2003
• Decided 07/02/2003
• Published 07/02/2003

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joan M. Mannix (argued), Harte & Associates, Chicago, IL, John C. Wunsch, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nadine J. Wichern (argued), Office of Attorney General, Civil Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, James F. Best (argued), Holly R. Stevens, Best, Vanderlaan & Harrington, Wheaton, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.