Legal Opinion

David Armato v. Randy Grounds

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 4, 2014No. 13-1995PublishedCited by 141 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant David Armato filed a four-count complaint against five defendants employed by the Illinois Department of Corrections at the Robinson Correctional Center: Randy Grounds, Michele Little-john, Glenn Jackson, Dion Dixon, and Edward Huntley. Counts one, two, and three claimed that the defendants violated Ar-mato’s constitutional rights in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Count four, a state law claim, alleged that the defendants falsely imprisoned Armato. The district court granted defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment on all counts, finding that no…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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