Legal Opinion
Dobbey v. Illinois Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 28, 2009No. 08-2828PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The district judge dismissed this prisoner’s civil rights suit (42 U.S.C. § 1983), which names the Illinois Department of Corrections, along with prison personnel, as defendants. He dismissed the suit before service of process, on the authority of 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, which so far as bears on this case directs dismissal then if the complaint fails to state a claim or if it seeks monetary relief from an immune defendant. §§ 1915A(b)(l), (2). The Illinois Department of Corrections was properly dismissed on the authority of Will v. Michigan Dept. of State Police, 491 U.S. 58,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Jones v. BockSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by134 opinions
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