Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Lane
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 6, 1987No. 87-1234PublishedCited by 307 opinions
1Per curiam
Paul Murphy, a psychiatric inmate at Dixon Correctional Center, filed his fifth lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against prison officials in October 1986. In this case, he challenges the prison officials’ decision to transfer him to Logan Correctional Center, a prison allegedly unequipped to provide psychiatric care. The district court dismissed Murphy’s complaint sua sponte for failure to state a claim under § 1983. In doing so, the court noted that Murphy is a “serial litigator” who “files a new action every time an incident occurs in his treatment/confinement which does not meet his…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Anthony F. McDonald v. Frank A. HallCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Ramos v. LammCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- Jorge Gomez v. Illinois State Board of Education and Ted Sanders, in His Official Capacity as Illinois State Superintendent of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by307 opinions
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- William K. Zimmerman v. Margarita Tribble, Craig Hanks and Edward L. CohnCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Muriel D. Black v. Michael P. Lane, Michael Neal, P.A. Severs, CaptainCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- James L. Cain v. Michael P. LaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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