Legal Opinion
Bobby Ford v. Donald Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 24, 2004No. 01-3709PublishedCited by 1,008 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Bobby Ford contends in this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that guards at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois violated his constitutional rights by beating him without provocation and then refusing to provide medical care for the injuries they inflicted. Ford filed a grievance and appealed from its denial. His appeal was referred to the prison’s Administrative Review Board, which called him in for an interview to get his side of the story. Ford refused to cooperate, telling the Board that, because he had a federal suit under way, it was no longer necessary to…
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