Legal Opinion
Joseph Ortega v. Joseph E. Ragen, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 1, 1954No. 11177PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAIM, Circuit Judge.
Joseph Ortega, plaintiff-appellant, is an inmate in the Illinois. State Penitentiary at. Joliet, Illinois. He brought an action for damages against Joseph E. Ragen, the warden of the penitentiary, under a section of the Civil Rights Act. 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983. Jurisdiction is granted the district courts in such cases by 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343, without diversity of citizenship or allegation of a jurisdictional amount. Douglas v. City of Jeannette, 319 U.S. 157, 161, 63 S.Ct. 877, 87 L.Ed. 1324; Bottone v. Lindsley, 10 Cir., 170 F.2d 705, 706; Glicker v. Michigan Liquor Control…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Douglas v. City of JeannetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Collins v. HardymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Iowa-Des Moines National Bank v. BennettSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Bottone v. LindsleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
- Andrews v. SwartzSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by84 opinions
- Adolph G. Hoffman v. C. H. Halden, Dr. Donald E. Wair, Dr. G. F. Keller and Dr. F. Sydney HansenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
- Mrs. Lola Hornsby v. Ivan Allen, Mayor of the City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Kauffman v. MossCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- James N. Lewis v. George Brautigam, I. Ray Mills, Dayton Blackford and Thomas J. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- R. W. Agnew v. City of Compton, a Municipal Corporation H. R. Lindemulder and Frank SpragueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
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