Legal Opinion
Fields v. Smith
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided July 9, 2010No. Case 06-C-112PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
C.N. CLEVERT, JR., Chief Judge.
Following a court trial, in March 31, 2010, 2010 WL 1325165, this court entered an order declaring Wis. Stat. § 302.386(5m) unconstitutional and enjoining the enforcement of the statute. The following memorandum constitutes the court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law underlying that order in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 52.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs 1 , who are Wisconsin prison inmates, bring this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for declaratory and injunctive relief claiming that the defendants violated the United States…
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