Legal Opinion

King v. Frank

District Court, W.D. Wisconsin

Decided July 27, 2004No. 04-C-338-CPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

CRABB, District Judge.

This is a proposed civil action for monetary, declaratory and injunctive relief, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff Kurtis King is an inmate at the Waupun Correctional Institution in Wau-pun, Wisconsin. He challenges numerous conditions of his confinement, including the lack of mental health care, visitation restrictions, restrictions on property, constant illumination of his cell, excessive noise, lack of outdoor recreation and extreme cell temperatures.

Although plaintiff has paid the filing fee in full, because he is a prisoner, his complaint must be…

2Cases cited53 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Lopez v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  5. Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. McDougal v. HarriotDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2020
  4. Porter, Brandon v. Dittman, M.District Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2019
  5. RAFFONE v. DIXONDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2025

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