Legal Opinion
William McNeil v. Michael P. Lane, Michael O'leary, and Jack Boles
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 31, 1994No. 91-2693PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
William McNeil, who is currently incarcerated at the Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, Illinois, filed a lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against Michael P. Lane, the former Director of Correctional Centers in Illinois, Michael O’Leary, the Warden at Stateville, and Jack Boles, the Superintendent of Cell House B East, where McNeil’s cell is located. McNeil alleged in his complaint that the defendants, by placing him in a cell in close proximity to asbestos-covered pipes, violated his right under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to be free from cruel…
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