James T. Donald v. Cook County Sheriff's Department

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1996-09-06

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CUDAHY, Circuit Judge. This appeal stems from Donald’s attempt to recover damages under § 1983 for a heart attack he sustained while incarcerated in the Cook County Department of Corrections in February of 1991. Donald claims that jail officials took his heart medication away from him over his vehement protests. Two days after he alleges that his medication was confiscated, on F…

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