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By: Derek Hawkins//March 30, 2020//
Listen to this article7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: Kenyatta Bridges v. Thomas J. Dart, et al.,
Case No.: 19-1791
Officials: ROVNER, HAMILTON, and SCUDDER, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Prisoner
Kenyatta Bridges was a pretrial detainee at the Cook County Department of Corrections (“Department”) when he fell out of the upper bunk to which he had been assigned and injured himself. He sued Thomas J. Dart, the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois (“Sheriff”) in his official capacity, and Cook County, Illinois (“County”), asserting that the injuries he sustained were caused by the defendants’ practice of ignoring medically necessary lower bunk prescriptions. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants and we affirm.
Affirmed
Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.
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