Legal Opinion
Earnest Bach and Robert Pryor v. Joseph S. Coughlin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 20, 1974No. 73-2094PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from a District Court’s dismissal of a pro se complaint under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Plaintiffs, Bell, Bach and Pryor, were all incarcerated in the Stateville Branch of the Illinois Department of Corrections on June 12, 1973, the date. the complaint was filed. The defendants are directors and officials of the Illinois Department of Corrections.
The complaint, purportedly filed on behalf of a class consisting of all inmates under defendants’ jurisdiction, alleges that defendants deprived plaintiffs…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- North Carolina v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Kim King and Kent Norman v. Victor AtiyehCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- William Lee Howland v. William Kilquist and Gene TruittCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- John Stanley Campbell v. H.G. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Robert L. Twyman v. Richard A. Crisp, Phillip Kirk, Melvin D. Typer, James E. Sorrells, and Charles E. StamperCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
- Howard Hossman v. William Spradlin, James Kimmel and Jack R. DuckworthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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