Legal Opinion
Olson v. Brown
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 4, 2010No. 09-2728PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
A putative class of plaintiffs, represented by Mark Olson, filed a complaint against the Sheriff of Tippecanoe County, Tracy Brown, alleging several First Amendment violations and violations of Indiana law in the Tippecanoe County Jail. Olson filed for class certification at the same time he filed the complaint. Shortly after Olson filed the complaint and motion for class certification, the Indiana Department of Correction transferred him out of Tippecanoe County Jail. Because the transfer took place before class certification, the district court dismissed the suit as…
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