Legal Opinion

Covington v. Sielaff

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided April 5, 1977No. 76 C 425PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION

MARSHALL, District Judge.

Plaintiff brought this pro se civil rights action against a group of officials in the Illinois Department of Corrections, alleging that his prison disciplinary hearing deprived him of constitutionally protected rights. Plaintiff, a prisoner at Stateville penitentiary, seeks declaratory relief, injunctive relief, and damages pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 1 Jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343, 2201, and 2202. All defendants moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Defendants’ motion is…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Donald Askew v. Kenneth BloemkerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
  5. United States ex rel. Miller v. TwomeyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Edwards v. WhiteDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. Finney v. MabryDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1978
  3. United States Ex Rel. Wilson v. DeRobertisDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1981

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