Legal Opinion
Eric Grandberry v. Brian Smith
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 10, 2014No. 12-2081PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
While Eric Grandberry was the head inmate law clerk at Indiana’s Putnamville Correctional Facility, he used computers to download legal materials for other prisoners. He also assisted the prison’s employees. The prison’s librarian asked him to obtain and fill out a petition to stop child support, and another member of the libraiy’s staff asked him to obtain and fill out forms that her daughter could use to apply for a divorce. Grandberry fulfilled these requests.
In April 2011 the prison sent the library’s computers to the Indiana State Police Crime Lab for analysis.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. BaileySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Jimmy Walker v. J.T. O'brien, and Joseph W. Finfrock v. Craig A. HanksCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Lebron v. National Railroad Passenger CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by2 opinions
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