Legal Opinion
Maxine Smith v. Charles Rowe, John Platt, Frank Deere, Charlotte Nesbitt, Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 26, 1985No. 83-3099PublishedCited by 154 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMESON, District Judge.
Defendants-appellants, Charles Rowe, John Platt, Frank Deere, and Charlotte Sutliff-Nesbitt have appealed from a judgment in favor of plaintiff-appellee, Maxine Smith, for $80,700 compensatory damages and $20,000 punitive damages in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action seeking injunctive relief and damages for her unconstitutional placement and continuation in segregation in Dwight Correctional Center while an inmate there. We affirm.
I. Factual Background
In October of 1976 Maxine Smith, a 47 year old black woman, had been incarcerated at Dwight Correctional Center for four years.…
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3Cited by154 opinions
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