Harrison v. County of Cook
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Bobby Lee Harrison, a pre-trial detainee at the Cook County Department of Corrections, alleges that county officials violated his constitutional rights to access the courts, free speech, and association by intentionally mishandling his mail. The district court dismissed his original complaint and an amended complaint for failure to state a claim. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B), 1915A. Harrison appeals, and we affirm the district court’s judgment.
Harrison’s complaint alleged that the defendants opened his “legal mail” outside of his presence; refused to transmit mail that he attempted to…
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