Legal Opinion
Curtis J. Celske v. Thomas Edwards
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 11, 1999No. 98-2064PublishedCited by 217 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Curtis Celske, a state prisoner, asks leave under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to appeal in forma pauperis from the dismissal on summary judgment of his suit for damages for deprivation of liberty without due process of law, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, and for violation of the cruel and unusual punishments clause of the Eighth Amendment, made applicable to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment. The district judge, although he had authorized Celske to proceed in the district court in forma pau-peris, certified in writing that Celske’s appeal is not taken in good faith,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Darryl McGore v. Gene L. Wrigglesworth, Chief Sheriff Richard Chinelli, Administrator Ingham County Sheriff's DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Robert L. Baugh v. Joe Max Taylor Eric Nevelow Perry EvansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Harold Henderson v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction David Guntharp, Assistant Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Smith v. BarrySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- David Newlin v. David W. Helman, Jesse E. Robinson v. B. Smith, James C. Griffin v. William R. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by217 opinions
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- Jimmy Walker v. J.T. O'brien, and Joseph W. Finfrock v. Craig A. HanksCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Aaron Hyche v. T. ChristensenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
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