Legal Opinion
Vega v. DeRobertis
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 3, 1984No. 83 C 5426PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
Carlos Vega (“Vega”), an inmate confined at Stateville Correctional Center (“Stateville”) in Joliet, Illinois, has sued several defendants in their official capacities as officers of the Illinois Department of Corrections (“IDOC”). Vega claims defendants, acting under color of state law, violated his rights under the Fifth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. 1 Accordingly he sues under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”) for declaratory and injunctive relief as well as compensatory and punitive damages.
Though his complaint is in two counts, Vega…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by43 opinions
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