Legal Opinion
Watts v. Morgan
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 30, 1983No. 82 C 0274PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM T. HART, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Cleoria L. Watts, Jr. (“Watts”) is an inmate at Stateville Correctional Center (“Stateville”) in Joliet, Illinois and the defendants are various prison officials employed by the Illinois Department of Corrections (“IDOC”) at Stateville. 1 Watts brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that his right to due process was denied because he was removed from a job assignment at Stateville without prior notice or a hearing, allegedly in violation of state statute and regulation. As a result, Watts asserts that he…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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