Legal Opinion
William McNeil v. Mary A. Lowney
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 20, 1987No. 85-2663PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Appellant William McNeil, an inmate at the Pontiac Correctional Center (Pontiac), appeals from the judgment of the district court in favor of employees 1 of the Illinois Department of Corrections. In an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Mr. McNeil alleged violations of his eighth and fourteenth amendment rights because of the denial of adequate medical care while confined at Pontiac. Mr. McNeil argues on appeal that the district court abused its discretion: 1) by denying his repeated motions for the appointment of counsel to represent him in his civil rights action,…
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