Burton v. Downey

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 2015-10-08

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FLAUM, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff-appellee Derek J. Burton filed a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , alleging that members of the staff at the Jerome Combs Detention Center (“JCDC”) violated his constitutional rights while he was detained for eighteen months awaiting trial. The district court denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment, ruling that a reasonable jury could conc…

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