Legal Opinion
Members v. Paige
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 30, 1998No. 97-1559PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Hollis Members contends in this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that prison guards used excessive force to administer an injection. Defendants moved for summary judgment. Three days before Members’ response was due, the district court filed an opinion granting summary judgment in favor of one defendant (and dismissing the claim under the eleventh amendment, to the extent Members sought damages against the defendants in their official capacities) but adding:
With reference to the remaining four correctional officers, this court is reluctant, on the basis of the present…
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