Legal Opinion
Alvin F. Toney-El v. Gayle F. Franzen, Director of the Department of Corrections, James W. Fairman, Warden, and Paul Hosier, Record Officer Supervisor
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 15, 1986No. 84-3122PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRANT, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellee sued defendants-appellants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that they violated his constitutional rights by allowing him to remain incarcerated for 306 days beyond his release date. The district court directed a verdict in favor of the appellee on the issue of liability and a jury awarded appellee $40,000. We reverse.
I
On August 19, 1976, a Cook County, Illinois, Circuit Court sentenced Appellee, Toney-El, to serve four concurrent prison terms of seven years to seven years and one day in the Illinois Department of Corrections. While serving that…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by56 opinions
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