Legal Opinion
Commodore Tilden v. Frank J. Pate, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 7, 1968No. 16337_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff is an inmate of the State Penitentiary in Joliet, Illinois. His suit was brought under Sections 1981 and 1983 of the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983) and seeks relief from certain prison conditions. Plaintiff, a Negro, charges that because of racial prejudice, he has been placed in solitary confinement. The other charges of the complaint do not relate to racial discrimination and are not specifically within the purview of the Civil Rights Act.
Promptly after the filing of this complaint, Judge Parsons appointed reputable counsel to investigate…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- John Alfred Lee v. Ralph H. Tahash, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Thomas Cooper, and v. Frank J. Pate, Warden of the Illinois State Penitentiary, AndCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
- Murchison v. KirbyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- American Automobile Ass'n v. RothmanDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1952
- United States v. Greater New York Live Poultry Chamber of CommerceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1931
3Cited by10 opinions
- Nazareth Gates, and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. John Collier, Superintendent, Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Yusuf Asad Madyun v. James R. Thompson, GovernorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Gates v. CollierDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1972
- Nelson Ex Rel. Nelson v. HeyneDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1973
- Murphy v. WheatonDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1974
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