Legal Opinion
Anthony Dixon v. James A. Chrans, Dick Irving, S. Jordan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 29, 1993No. 91-2998PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by Anthony Dixon from the suit sponte, dismissal of his civil rights suit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against officials of the Pontiac Correctional Center. We must decide whether the district court erred in applying an exception to an Illinois rule tolling the statute of limitations governing Dixon’s suit. Because we conclude that the tolling exception that the district court applied is inconsistent with the purposes of § 1983, we reverse the dismissal of Dixon’s complaint and remand for further proceedings.
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After a hearing on October 22,…
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