Legal Opinion
Leon Palmer v. City of Decatur, Illinois, Decatur Police Department, Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 12, 1987No. 86-1364PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
On March 21, 1985, plaintiff, a state prisoner, commenced this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking redress for being shot in the leg by City of Decatur police officers after committing a residential burglary. Plaintiff alleged in his pro se complaint that the police officers did not see a weapon, yet shot him, and that he was in fact unarmed. The pro se plaintiff filed a motion to proceed informa pauperis (pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915) on a preprinted form supplied by the court clerk. Chief Judge Baker of the Central District of Illinois found that the pro se…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Lea Duncan v. Jack Duckworth, Warden, and Ronald Freake, Hospital AdministratorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Billy Merritt v. Gordon H. FaulknerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by67 opinions
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