Legal Opinion
William N. Ledford v. Michael J. Sullivan, Gordon A. Abrahamson, Patrick Knowles
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 27, 1997No. 95-1959PublishedCited by 235 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
1 William Ledford (“Ledford”) filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against seven Wisconsin state prison officials, alleging that his Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated when prison personnel confiscated his prescription medication. While confined at the Green Bay Correctional Institution (“GBCI”), Ledford was prescribed Zoloft, an anti-depressant drug. On January 4, 1994, Ledford was transferred to Dodge Correctional Institution (“DCI”), where he currently is serving the remainder of an eight-year sentence. Upon Ledford’s arrival at DCI, his medication was…
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