Legal Opinion

Hale v. Scott

District Court, C.D. Illinois

Decided March 17, 2003No. 3:01-cv-03052PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order

BAKER, District Judge.

On January 28, 2002, all the plaintiffs claims were dismissed for failure to state a claim except for his claims that:

1) the discipline he received for insolence based on the content of his prison grievance violated his First Amendment rights;

2) he was transferred to another prison in retaliation for exercising his right of access to the courts or for helping others exercise their right of access to the courts; and,

3)defendant Wildman retaliated against the plaintiff for exercising his right of access to the courts by refusing him copies of necessary legal documents…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Goldhaber v. HigginsDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Alward v. GolderColorado Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. James E. Phillips v. E. Knotts, et al.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 2026
  4. Johnson v. WalworthDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · 2020
  5. Vang, Da v. Mellenberger, HeidiDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2025

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