Legal Opinion

Murillo v. Page

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 4, 1998No. 5—97—0307PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hopkins

Plaintiff, Craig Murillo, appeals the trial court’s order dismissing his pro se civil rights complaint under section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West 1994 & Supp. 1997)) against defendant, Thomas F. Page, the chief administrative officer of Menard Correctional Center (Menard), for its failure to state a cause of action. We affirm for the reasons set forth below.

FACTS

Plaintiff filed his pro se complaint pursuant to section 1983, and in the complaint he alleged that defendant, both individually and in his official capacity, violated plaintiff’s constitutional rights of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Jackie Vance v. Howard Peters, Iii, Director, Jane E. Higgins, Warden, and James Roy, Correctional OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  3. James H. Higgason, Jr. v. Robert A. Farley, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  4. Billy B. Tucker v. Sheriff Randall and Lieutenant SpeenburgCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  5. Washington v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by9 opinions

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