Legal Opinion
Lon C. Sigafus v. Sheriff Herald D. Brown
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 4, 1969No. 17054PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
The pro se complaint in this action was filed in forma pauperis and claims $25,000 in damages for denial of “substantial Constitutional rights.” On the district court’s own motion, it dismissed the action without opinion “for lack of federal jurisdiction.” Relying on the Civil Rights Act, on appeal plaintiff asserts that the complaint states a cause of action for denial of plaintiff’s right of access to the Illinois courts and should not have been dismissed at the outset.
As amended, the complaint shows that the plaintiff was confined in the Winnebago County jail in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Dioguardi v. DurningCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Mark O. Hatfield, Governor of the State of Oregon v. Paul R. BailleauxCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- Daniel Dewitt v. Officer R. F. Pail, Wesley M. Young, Assistant Superintendent, Southern Conservation CenterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Thomas Crowder v. Russell E. LashCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Hardy W. Ryland and Alma Odessa Ryland v. Alfred B. Shapiro, Edwin O. Ware and Edward E. Roberts, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Alonzo Bonner v. Joseph CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Barrett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Roy Buise v. Donald Hudkins, Individually and as Superintendent of the Indiana State FarmCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
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