Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Buscher
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 27, 1995No. Nos. 94-1797, 94-1798PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Billy Joe Brooks is a prison inmate who wanted to use the prison law library. Because he was a threat to others, prison officials gave him only indirect access to the library. Brooks sued, claiming the limitations on access to the library violated his right of access to the courts. The district court entered judgment in his favor; we reverse.
I. Background
Billy Joe Brooks is a “circuit rider” in the Illinois prison system.1 Unlike the old custom of judges riding circuit from town to town to administer justice, Brooks rides his circuit from prison to prison because he is a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Murray v. GiarratanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Knop v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- Lawrence D. Caldwell v. Harold G. Miller, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Corgain v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Donald A. Lehn v. Michael L. HolmesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- John R. Miller v. Lesea Broadcasting, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Thomas v. Brown, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1996
- Shirley v. RussellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Brooks v. BuscherCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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