Legal Opinion

Lawrence D. Caldwell v. Harold G. Miller, Warden

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 16, 1986No. 84-2522PublishedCited by 227 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, an inmate incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary at Marion, Illinois, brought this suit in federal district court challenging restrictions imposed by, and conditions of confinement resulting from, a “lockdown” of that facility instituted on October 28, 1983. The primary questions presented in this appeal are whether the lockdown restrictions impermissibly burden his right to free exercise of religion, resulted in conditions of confinement that constitute cruel and unusual punish ment, violate his right of access to the courts, whether the…

2Cases cited84 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by227 opinions

  1. Robert Dale Strickler v. Gary Waters, Sheriff Commonwealth of Virginia City of Portsmouth Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
  2. Eason v. ThalerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  3. Joe Lowell McElyea Jr. v. Governor Bruce BabbittCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  4. Donald McCormick v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  5. Spencer Harris v. Ronald Fleming, Larry Frailey and Walter BreischkeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988

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