Lewis v. Washington

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BUCKLO, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, state inmates at Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, sued defendants, various prison officials, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violations of their constitutional rights while they were in “Category IV Protective Custody.” I certified a class of about 160 inmates who have been placed in Category IV since the beginning of 1995. Lewis v. Washington, 197 F.R.D. 611, 612 (N.D.Ill.2000). Defendants now move for summary judgment. I grant the motion in part.

I. Background

Protective custody refers to the separation of inmates from the…