Legal Opinion
William Cannon, Jr. v. Odie Washington, Director, Ronald Haws, Rodney L. Tally
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 10, 2005No. 03-3295PublishedCited by 341 opinions
1Per curiam
This protracted litigation arises out of three incidents that allegedly occurred in 1996 and 1998 in which Illinois inmate William Cannon, Jr., claims that prison guards severely beat him. Cannon originally filed suit in 1998 and amended his complaint in 2001, alleging in total that more than 50 defendants violated his rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and a number of state laws. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court granted a default judgment against one defendant and awarded Cannon $1,000 in damages. The court also dismissed or granted summary judgment on all claims…
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