Estate of Wallmow v. Oneida County

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Wrongful Death
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 23-2141
Decision Date: 
April 17, 2024
Federal District: 
W.D. Wis.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Judge: 
ST. EVE

District court did not err when it granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants in a case where plaintiff filed a lawsuit alleging a series of constitutional claims after the plaintiff’s decedent committed suicide in a county jail. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, finding that there were no constitutional violations where the record did not support the inference that the defendant knew that the decedent faced a serious risk of harm and that the jail followed its own policies regarding suicide risk. (EASTERBROOK and SCUDDER, concurring)