Payne v. Churchich

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1998-11-06

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RIPPLE, Circuit Judge. Between 1:00 and 4:04 on the morning of August 3, 1991, right after Steven Hicks had been placed in custody in the holding cell of the City of Madison Police Department, he committed suicide. Martha Payne, representing the children and estate of Mr. Hicks, filed suit in state court, but the case was removed to federal court by the defendants when the plaintiffs’ eighth amended complaint added a claim…

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