Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Wheaton
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 20, 1974No. 74 C 405PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WILL, District Judge.
The plaintiff, an inmate at the Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, brings this action for declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985(3). This court’s jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3). The plaintiff’s claims for relief are based upon the following allegations set out in his complaint.
Beginning September 6, 1973, the plaintiff was confined to his cell twenty-four hours daily for a period of 187 days during which entire time he was allowed only three showers, no outdoor exercise, no shaves, no haircuts and no…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Robles v. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Alford Lee Cunningham v. Russell Jones, JailerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Falter v. Veterans AdministrationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1986
- United States Ex Rel. O'Connor v. MacDonaldDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1978
- Doughty v. Bd. of County Com'rs for County of WeldDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1989
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