Legal Opinion
Redding v. Fairman
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 13, 1983No. Nos. 82-1472, 82-1541, 82-1892 and 82-1955PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
The eighteen defendants, all staff of the Illinois Department of Corrections, appeal from adverse judgments on jury verdicts and an award of attorney’s fees and costs entered in consolidated cases filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1979) and 28 U.S.C. § 1343 (1979). The plaintiffs, all prison inmates, cross-appeal on several issues.
*1107Originally, seven prisoners filed eight separate pro se cases challenging the constitutionality of procedures used at the Pontiac Correctional Center to conduct disciplinary hearings for prisoners charged with major misconduct. The district court…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Northcross v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by127 opinions
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