Legal Opinion

Britton v. Kennedy

District Court, C.D. Illinois

Decided April 23, 2021No. 1:21-cv-01032Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS THOMAS BRITTON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) No.: 20-cv-1032-JBM ) WARDEN MELVIN, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MERIT REVIEW Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, files a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging inhumane conditions of confinement at the Pontiac Correctional Center (“Pontiac”). The case is before the Court for a merit review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. In reviewing the complaint, the Court accepts the factual allegations as true, liberally construing them in Plaintiff's favor. Turley v. Rednour,

729 F.3d 645, 649-51

(7th Cir.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. George v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  3. Pruitt v. MoteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  4. Gregory Turley v. Dave RednourCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  5. United States v. James C. DunkelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991

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