Legal Opinion

Santiago v. Anderson

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 6, 2012No. 11-1230PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Fabian Santiago, an Illinois prisoner, filed this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seven years ago. His July 2005 complaint joins defendants and claims related only by speculation of a grand conspiracy to harass him, and is the archetype of unwieldy prisoner litigation that should be met either by dismissing improperly joined defendants or carving the case into separate lawsuits. See Wheeler v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc., 689 F.3d 680, 682-83, 2012 WL 2999967, at *2 (7th Cir. July 23, 2012); Owens v. Hinsley, 635 F.3d 950, 952 (7th Cir.2011); George v. Smith, 507 F.3d 605, 606-07 (7th…

2Cases cited56 opinions

  1. Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Jones v. BockSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Papasan v. AllainSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Woodford v. NgoSupreme Court of the United States · 2006

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3Cited by26 opinions

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