Dist. Ct. did not err in granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment in section 1983 action by plaintiff-detainee in detention center for sexually violent offenders that defendant was deliberately indifferent to plaintiff’s hydration needs during 5-day boil order that required detainees to microwave their drinking water. Record showed that plaintiff received 8-ounce carton of milk for all three meals during boil order, and Dist. Ct. could properly find that plaintiff’s ability to have unlimited microwave-boiled water was sufficient option for plaintiff’s hydration needs. Also, plaintiff had failed to alert defendant about any of his claimed complications arising out of instant boil order, and thus, plaintiff could not show that defendant was deliberately indifferent to said complications.
Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Section 1983 Action