Legal Opinion
John Taylor, Jr. v. James Brown
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 2, 2015No. 12-1710PublishedCited by 253 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
John Taylor, an Illinois prisoner, filed suit against several prison officials alleging various civil-rights violations, but his complaint included misjoined claims, one of which was a failure-to-proteet claim against Officer James Brown. A magistrate judge issued a show-cause order indicating that he was inclined to sever the claims but that Taylor could avoid a severance order — and a second filing fee — if he dismissed one of the misjoined claims voluntarily. Taylor reluctantly accepted the court’s advice and drafted a response voluntarily dismissing his claim against…
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