Legal Opinion
Ronnie W. Carroll v. George E. Detella
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 3, 2001No. 00-1281PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, a long-time Illinois prison inmate with extended sojourns at Stateville and Menard, brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for damages and injunctive relief against Illinois prison officials and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and two of its employees. He claims that the drinking water at Stateville is contaminated with radium and the drinking water at Menard with lead. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants. The Illinois EPA is a state agency and thus not a “person” suable under section 1983, Will v. Michigan Dept.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Helling v. McKinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Spencer Harris v. Ronald Fleming, Larry Frailey and Walter BreischkeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- William McNeil v. Michael P. Lane, Michael O'leary, and Jack BolesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- David Wayne Givens v. Jimmy Jones, Terry Morris, Zak A. Ajans, M.D., Frederick Stephenson, Jr., Georgia Slater, and Denny VasquezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by95 opinions
- Wilson v. RykerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
- Calvin Thomas v. State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- Anderson v. MorrisonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
- Mearin v. SwartzDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2013
- Franklin v. McCaughtryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
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