Legal Opinion
Walters v. Thompson
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 8, 1985No. 82 C 1920PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MORAN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Walters and Ganci are inmates in the segregation units of the Menard Correctional Center and the Joliet Correctional Center, respectively. They claim that defendants have denied them meaningful access to the courts. The focus of their complaint is two policies of the State Department of Corrections. First, plaintiffs allege that they have no physical access to their prison law libraries. Second, they also challenge the adequacy of the training, supervision and support given inmate clerks who provide plaintiffs with indirect access to the…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Robert Demallory v. Timothy Cullen, Nos. 87-1492, 87-1493Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Terrell Walters and Joseph Ganci, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. James EdgarCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Graham v. Security Savings & LoanDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1989
- Robbins v. BudkeDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 1990
- Lucas v. PetersAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
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