Legal Opinion

Herbert F. McGill v. Gordon H. Faulkner, Cloid L. Shuler, Jack R. Duckworth

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 11, 1994No. 92-3012PublishedCited by 139 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Herbert McGill appeals the district court’s imposition of costs against him following this court’s decision in McGill v. Duckworth, 944 F.2d 344 (7th Cir.1991), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 112 S.Ct. 1265, 117 L.Ed.2d 493 (1992), which overturned a jury award in his favor. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

McGill, an Indiana inmate serving a twenty-seven year sentence for voluntary manslaughter and robbery, was raped in a prison shower by a fellow prisoner. Following the incident, McGill filed a civil rights claim in federal court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against four prison…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. David Richard Moon v. Lanson Newsome, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  2. Junior Ray Duckworth, Cross-Appellants v. Gayle Franzen, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  3. Herbert F. McGill Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Jack R. Duckworth, Defendants-Appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  4. Flint v. HaynesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
  5. George BADILLO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CENTRAL STEEL & WIRE COMPANY, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by139 opinions

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  2. Lokmar Y. Abdul-Wadood v. Sylvester Nathan, Lokmar Y. Abdul-Wadood v. Conrado Delrosario and Adriane Jaggers, Lokmar Y. Abdul-Wadood v. Todd KamleiterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  3. Robbins v. SwitzerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  4. Stanley v. University of Southern CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  5. Emily Rivera v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006

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