Legal Opinion
Cleveland Kimbrough v. Dave O'neil, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Sheriff of St. Clair County, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 26, 1975No. 74-1870PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, a prisoner at the United States prison at Atlanta, Georgia, brought this civil rights action for declaratory relief and compensatory and punitive damages against the Sheriff of St. Clair County, Illinois, and two of his deputies. Plaintiff alleges that his cause of action arises under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986 and 1988, and that jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343.
Plaintiff alleges that while awaiting trial on federal charges, he was committed to the custody of the county jail from March 9 to April 14, 1972. Upon entering the jail,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- LaReau v. MacDougallCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Adams v. PateCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Francis Haines v. Otto Kerner, Former Governor, State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Clarence Carroll v. Allyn R. SielaffCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
3Cited by39 opinions
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- David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Josephina Duchesne as Administratrix of the Estate of Pauline Perez v. Jule M. SugarmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Anthony Dixon v. Salvador A. Godinez, Theopolis Smith, Thomas P. Roth & Dennis JenningsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Weller v. Department Of Social Services For The City Of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
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