Legal Opinion
Clarence W. Walker v. Prisoner Review Board, James R. Irving, Chairman
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 26, 1985No. 84-2818PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Clarence W. Walker is an Illinois prisoner who was denied access to his parole file by the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. He filed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Illinois Prisoner Review Board and its chairman. The district court found that the denial of access to his parole file violated plaintiffs due process rights. Plaintiff appeals the district court’s further rulings that the Illinois Prisoner Review Board and its chairman are immune from damages for this constitutional violation and that the presence of certain newspaper articles in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Martinez v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Gregg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- United States v. Miseal Roque-EspinozaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
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