Legal Opinion
Gregory Williams v. State of Wisconsin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 2003No. 02-4233PublishedCited by 192 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Parolee Gregory Williams wants to go to the Philippines to marry a woman with whom he began corresponding while he was incarcerated. He contends in this action, which he brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, that the State of Wisconsin and various parole officials are violating his rights to travel and marry by refusing to let him take this trip. The district court dismissed the suit with prejudice for failure to state a claim. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). We agree that Williams cannot state a claim against the state or its officials on this basis, and we therefore affirm.
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