Legal Opinion
Dale Walker v. Charles Rowe and David Sandahl
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 19, 1986No. 85-2057PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
The Pontiac Correctional Center is the maximum security prison of Illinois. On July 22, 1978, inmates of Pontiac who were being returned to their cells after exercise in the courtyard killed three guards, in jured others, and set fire to part of the prison. Three of the injured guards, and the estates of the three deceased guards, filed this suit against Charles Rowe, then the Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections, and David Sandahl, the Assistant Warden of Operations at Pontiac. They contended that Rowe and Sandahl (together with others since dismissed…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by115 opinions
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