Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Young
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided April 25, 1991No. 89-2214PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGartzke, P.J.
William Clifton Lewis appeals from a judgment dismissing his action brought under 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983.1 The trial court dismissed the action because Lewis has an adequate post-deprivation remedy under state law for the property loss he alleged. We agree, and reject his remaining contentions. We conclude that his complaint fails to state a claim and we therefore affirm.
*576Lewis is an inmate at the Waupun Correctional Institution (WCI), a state prison. He brought this action in 1986 against Warren Young, Superintendent of Waupun, and Michael Paschke, a correctional officer at that facility. He…
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