Legal Opinion
Richard A. Kalinowski v. Mike Bond and Jennifer Wilson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 19, 2004No. 02-3273PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Richard Kalinowski, who is confined at Big Muddy River Correctional Center under the Illinois Sexually Dangerous Persons Act, 725 ILCS 205/1.01 to 12, filed this suit against persons who he asserts deprived him of adequate access to the prison’s law library. He wants $6 million in damages plus an injunction compelling the prison to furnish six hours of library access 365 days per year. The district court dismissed the complaint on multiple grounds, including failure to exhaust administrative remedies. See 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). Although the judge used 28 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lewis v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Kansas v. CraneSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Tony Walker v. Tommy G. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Allen v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- David Newlin v. David W. Helman, Jesse E. Robinson v. B. Smith, James C. Griffin v. William R. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by72 opinions
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- Gibson v. City Municipality of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
- Hughes v. FarrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
- Ambrose v. GodinezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- Fadeel Shuhaiber v. Illinois Department of CorrectCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
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