Legal Opinion
Mary and Crystal, Cross-Appellants v. Gerard Ramsden, James Matthews, Edwin Morse, and Patricia Batterman, Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 24, 1980No. 78-1954, 78-1955PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge.
On May 27, 1977 plaintiff-appellee and cross-appellant Mary brought this action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988 on her own behalf and as representative of a class of residents of the Goodland State Camp, a Wisconsin juvenile correctional institution, seeking declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief. Plaintiff Crystal was permitted to intervene in October, 1977. The complaint claimed among other things, that isolation imposed as discipline was cruel and unusual punishment, and that the discipline was imposed without due process.
The named defendants were Manuel…
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3Cited by38 opinions
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