Legal Opinion
Pinkston v. Bensinger
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 18, 1973No. 72 C 2153PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BAUER, District Judge.
This cause comes on the defendants’ motion either to dismiss the complaint or for summary judgment in their favor. The plaintiff is presently incarcerated in the Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet Branch, Special Programs Unit, pursuant to a conviction by the Circuit Court of Cook County for armed robbery. Plaintiff was sentenced to serve from two to five years in the penitentiary on June 10, 1971.
The defendants are Peter B. Bensinger, former director of the Illinois Department of Corrections, and John J. Twomey, Warden of the Illinois State…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Lawrence William Wright v. Daniel McMann as Warden of Clinton State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Adams v. PateCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Landman v. RoysterDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
- Novak v. BetoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Burns v. SwensonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Laaman v. HelgemoeDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1977
- Alford Lee Cunningham v. Russell Jones, JailerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Patmore v. CarlsonDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 1975
- Collins v. BensingerDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1974
- Lock v. JenkinsDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1978
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