Legal Opinion
Ashley v. Snyder
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 19, 2000No. 4-99-0712PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Steigmann
In April 1999, plaintiff, Howard Vincent Ashley, an inmate at Henry Hill Correctional Center (HHCC), filed a pro se complaint against defendant, Donald N. Snyder, the Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC), seeking to enjoin the implementation of a DOC regulation restricting the quantity of personal property an inmate could possess while incarcerated. Ashley’s complaint alleged that the regulation violates numerous provisions of the United States and Illinois Constitutions, as well as several state and federal statutes. In May 1999, Snyder filed a motion to dismiss the…
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