McMillian v. Litscher
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Wisconsin inmate Oskar McMillian brought this suit, see 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985, alleging that a policy enacted by Wisconsin prison officials prohibiting access to sexually explicit materials violated his First Amendment rights. He also alleged that then-Governor Tommy Thompson entered into a conspiracy with prison officials to violate Wisconsin prisoners’ constitutional rights. The district court sua sponte dismissed Mr. McMillian’s conspiracy claims, see 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b), on the ground that his allegations were too vague and conclusory. It later dismissed his First Amendment…
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