05 Sep 2024
Court Grants Summary Judgement in Favor of Jail Officials in Section 1983 Case
IFMK Attorneys Bhairav Radia and Julie Koerner won summary judgment in a Section 1983 case against a warden and jail officials alleging that an inmate had been housed under unconstitutional conditions of confinement in a county jail. After reviewing the record, the court found that the inmate had insufficient evidence to prove that the conditions he complained about – lack of outdoor recreation, access to natural light, and adequate ventilation – amounted to objectively serious deprivations under the Fourteenth Amendment. (Thompson v. Santerelli et al., 21-cv-3065 (Fed. Ct.. N.D. Ill.))