Legal Opinion
John-Tyronne Martin, Also Known as Michael Chase v. Darlene M. Davies and J. Alexander
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 18, 1990No. 88-2950PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, John-Tyronne Martin, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his amended complaint for damages and equitable relief brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against defendants-appellees Darlene Davies and Verlinda Alexander, two clerks at the Cook County Jail law library. 694 F.Supp. 528. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state claims upon which relief could be granted, Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), and because some of Martin’s claims were governed by the terms of the consent decree in Duran v. Elrod, No. 74 C 2949 (N.D.Ill. 4/9/82), and…
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