U.S. Appeals Court: PROTECTIVE CUSTODY SEPARATION.

Weiss v. Cooley, 230 F.3d 1027 (7th Cir. 2000). A suspect in a highly publicized rape case, who had been assaulted by fellow inmates while detained in a county jail, brought a [sections] 1983 action against the sheriff, jail commander and a jail officer. The district court dismissed the claims against the sheriff and jail commander and granted summary judgment for the officer. The appeals court affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. The appeals court held that summary judgment for the officer was precluded by a fact issue as to whether the officer had actual knowledge that the suspect faced an objective risk of danger. Affirming the dismissal of the sheriff and jail commander from the action, the appeals court noted that allegations that circumstances were such that...