Legal Opinion
Sanders v. Hayden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 12, 2008No. 08-1596PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
After serving a prison sentence, the plaintiff was civilly committed to a secure treatment facility- — the Wisconsin Resource Center — as a sexually violent person. Wis. Stat. § 980.06. He has brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against various state officials, claiming that they violated his federal rights by reducing his pay for the work he performs at the Center. The district judge dismissed the complaint.
The plaintiff bases his suit on the Americans with Disability Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Daniel Lee Vanskike v. Howard A. Peters, IIICourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Frutoso Villarreal v. William A. Woodham, Sheriff, Gadsden County, Gadsden CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Sherman Miller v. Michael Dukakis, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
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