Legal Opinion
Lawrence W. Smith, and Cross-Appellants, and Philip E. Jaros, and Cross-Appellants v. Wayne Shimp, and Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 16, 1977No. 77-1175, 77-1176PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, who are pretrial detainees at the DuPage County, Illinois, Jail, brought the instant action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the handling of mail by jail officials violated their civil rights. The district court entered an order on the basis of a stipulation of facts prescribing procedures to be followed in the handling of detainees’ mail. Both parties have appealed.
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The parties stipulated that the following procedures are followed at the jail. All incoming mail is opened, examined for contraband and distributed to the detainees on the day the mail…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Cohen v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Louis Wolfish v. Honorable Edward LeviCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- State v. WileySupreme Court of North Carolina · 2002
- Christopher John Martin and Brett C. Kimberlin v. R.D. BrewerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Leo F. Feeley, IV v. George Sampson, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Gaines v. LaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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