Legal Opinion
Melvin Williams v. Jack Boles
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 2, 1988No. 87-1490PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Melvin Williams, an inmate of State-ville prison in Illinois, contends that he was beaten without cause by a guard wielding a pipe and was sprayed with Mace by other guards on another occasion, also without cause. On each occasion guards restrained him, causing further injury. The jury in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 either found or assumed that the guards restrained, beat and sprayed him without justification but spontaneously returned this special verdict:
We, the jurors, find for the defendant [sic] in as much as the evidence does not prove the plaintiff was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Whitley v. AlbersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Michael C. Antonelli v. Michael F. SheahanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Robert Dale Strickler v. Gary Waters, Sheriff Commonwealth of Virginia City of Portsmouth Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Betty J. Archie v. City of Racine, Ronald W. Chiapete, and George W. GieseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Darnell Cooper and Anthony Davis v. Michael CaseyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Chelios v. HeavenerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
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