Legal Opinion
Mathis v. Pratt
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 17, 1974No. 73 C 67PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BAUER, District Judge.
This cause comes on the defendants’ motions to dismiss the complaint.
This is a pro se action seeking to redress the alleged deprivations of the plaintiff’s civil rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and protected by the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This Court apparently has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343(3).
The plaintiff Lawrence Mathis II is presently incarcerated in the Illinois State Penitentiary at Menard, Illinois. The deféndant Gerald R. Pratt is the Sheriff of Winnebago County. The…
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