Legal Opinion
Rudolph Lucien v. Clyde Breweur, Albert Esquivel, and Howard A. Peters III
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 29, 1993No. 92-3144PublishedCited by 154 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The district judge dismissed this prisoner’s civil rights case against defendant Breweur with prejudice, as a sanction for the plaintiffs refusal to appear in person at the final pretrial conference. There are other issues and parties, but they are the subject of an unpublished order issued today and need not be discussed in this opinion.
The ease is unusual because prisoners ordinarily cherish the opportunity to spend some time away from prison by attending a court session; indeed that opportunity is one of the incentives for the filing of prisoner suits. Rudolph Lucien,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- United States v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Mark A. Ball v. City of Chicago and Alfred S. Schultz, Individually and as Agent of the City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Bennie M. Callip v. Harris County Child Welfare Department, George FordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by154 opinions
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