Legal Opinion
Barksdale v. Franzen
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 23, 1981No. 80 C 2981PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FLAUM, District Judge:
This matter comes before the court on the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim or, alternatively, motion for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, the motion for summary judgment is granted.
The plaintiff James Barksdale (“Barks-dale”) filed suit pro se pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1978) against the defendants Gayle Franzen (“Franzen”), Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections (“the department”), and John Groves, Chief Record *1083Officer of the department.1 Giving a liberal construction to the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Johnson v. FranzenIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Williams v. IrvingAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
3Cited by1 opinion
- James Barksdale v. Gayle M. Franzen and John B. GrovesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983