Legal Opinion
Hoskins v. Dart
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 20, 2011No. 10-1619, 10-1627, 10-1629, 10-1640, 10-1643PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Per curiam
Joshua Hoskins, a prisoner in Illinois, brought five suits under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, and various prison officers. The district court dismissed Hoskins’ suits after concluding that he fraudulently misrepresented his litigation history to the court. We affirm.
Hoskins’ five complaints allege that the officers used excessive physical force against him and others, left him naked overnight in a cold, drafty cell during the winter, denied him prescribed psychiatric medication, and refused to process prisoner grievances adequately. Hoskins completed his five…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by113 opinions
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