Legal Opinion

Anthony Gay v. Rakesh Chandra

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 30, 2012No. 11-2523PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Per curiam

Anthony Gay is a deeply disturbed Illinois inmate with a long history of self-mutilation. He has filed many unsuccessful lawsuits against prison staff and others. He is currently scheduled to be paroled in the distant year of 2095. In this lawsuit, Gay sued three mental health professionals at the prison alleging constitutionally inadequate treatment and retaliation for a pri- or lawsuit. The district court required him to post a $1,000 bond — which it knew he could not afford — to cover the defendants’ costs if this suit proved unsuccessful. The court required the cost bond without…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. David Richard Moon v. Lanson Newsome, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  2. John Stephen Rowe and Dr. Jeffrey L. Lant v. Michele Shake, Greg Hulse, Craig HanksCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  3. In Re Billy Roy TylerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
  4. James Hoskins v. John PoelstraCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  5. Support Systems International, Inc. v. Richard MackCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995

15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Isby v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
  2. Aaron Isby v. Richard BrownCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
  3. Froemming v. City of West AllisDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2023
  4. GoodSoul, AFlawed v. FCCDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2020
  5. Hegwood, Jr. v. Meijer, IncDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2019

8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API