Legal Opinion
Richard Black v. Herbert D. Brown
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 20, 1975No. 73-1624PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
The issue presented by this appeal is whether plaintiff Black’s complaint states any cause of action cognizable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, thereby making the dismissal below erroneous.
I
On April 17, 1972, plaintiff, an inmate of the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois filed his second amended pro se complaint, 1 alleging violations of his constitutional rights by officials of the Illinois State penal system. Liberally construed, his complaint seeks injunctive, declaratory and monetary relief on four grounds.
First, he alleges that on or about March 21, 1969, he…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- LaReau v. MacDougallCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Charles Thomas v. Warden Frank J. Pate, Luther W. Miller v. Illinois Dept. Of Correction, Illinois State Penitentiary, Warden Frank j.pateCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- United States ex rel. Miller v. TwomeyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Harry Franklin v. State of Oregon, State Welfare DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Bennie Lenard, Cross-Appellant v. Robert Argento & Joseph Sansone v. Village of Melrose ParkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Malcolm Little, Jr. v. Daniel WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Santiago v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Stephen C. Leonard v. Crispus C. NixCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
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