Legal Opinion
Bailey v. State of Ill.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 11, 1985No. 85 C 4114PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GETZENDANNER, District Judge:
In this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff Verdie Bailey, as administratrix of the estate of her son George Bailey, seeks damages for the deliberate indifference of prison guards D.A. Cobb, E. Franklin, D. Scott, U. Price, and David Rosen in allowing George Bailey, a prisoner incarcerated at Stateville, to be attacked and killed by a fellow inmate. The State of Illinois is joined as a defendant solely for the purpose of awarding attorneys’ fees. The matter is currently before the court on the motion of defendants to dismiss for…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
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- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Rognant v. PalaciosAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- Fasanelle v. ElrodDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1986