Legal Opinion
Robbins v. Switzer
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 7, 1997No. Nos. 96-1053, 96-1142, 96-2212, 96-2213 and 96-2855PublishedCited by 215 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
While in state prison, Martin Robbins filed several lawsuits under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Some were dismissed because the pleadings were inscrutable, and Robbins did not respond to judicial orders calling for clarity. Other complaints were clear enough to reveal that the suits are barred by judicial or prosecutorial immunity, or the principle of Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 114 S.Ct. 2364, 129 L.Ed.2d 383 (1994), or fail to state claims on which relief may be granted. Robbins appealed five of his defeats. We must decide how the Prison Litigation Reform Act, Title VIII…
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