Legal Opinion
Watson v. Cain
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 4, 1993No. 91 C 5779PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ASPEN, District Judge.
Former Stateville Correctional Center inmate Razzie Watson has brought this case pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several correctional officials. Watson claims defendants violated his constitutional rights by interfering with his incoming and outgoing mail during the time he spent incarcerated in Stateville. This matter is currently before the court on the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment.
Summary Judgment
Under Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c), summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and the moving…
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