Legal Opinion
Jeff T. Stone v. Ernest E. Morris, Assistant Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet Branch Segregation Unit
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 11, 1977No. 75-1669PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STECKLER, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a jury verdict and judgment adverse to plaintiff-appellant’s civil rights claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
The issues presented are whether the district court erred in refusing to permit the plaintiff-appellant, Jeff T. Stone, to attend the trial of his civil rights claim, and whether the court committed reversible error in refusing to admit into evidence a memorandum authored by a prison correctional counselor.
The action was brought in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. At that time plaintiff Stone was an inmate…
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