Legal Opinion

Clarence C. Trotter v. Paul J. Klincar, Individually and as Acting Chairman of the Prison Review Board

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 27, 1984No. 83-2168PublishedCited by 131 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Trotter contests the district court’s grant of the defendants’ summary-judgment motion in this § 1983 action and asserts that the court below erred in its disposition of both his individual and class claims. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

I

After serving a sentence in the Illinois prison system for a burglary conviction, Clarence C. Trotter was released on parole 1 in April 1981 under the authority of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board (“Board”). On May 27, 1982, Trotter was arrested on theft and burglary charges. Bail was set at $12,000 on May 28. On…

2Cases cited30 opinions

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  3. City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by131 opinions

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  4. Retired Chicago Police Ass'n v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  5. Ruben Ramirez Sanchez v. H.G. Miller, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Marion, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986

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