Legal Opinion
Yusuf Asad Madyun v. James R. Thompson, Governor
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 6, 1981No. 80-1419PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs are Illinois prisoners who brought this class action for injunctive relief challenging various conditions at Pontiac State Prison. The suit was filed in 1977. The district court denied plaintiffs’ motion to proceed in forma pauperis because the complaint was “frivolous”. The district court did not pass on plaintiffs’ motion for leave to appeal in forma pauperis. This court remanded the action and directed the district court to rule on plaintiffs’ request for an indigent appeal.
The district court then granted plaintiffs’ request to appeal in forma pauperis. On…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by109 opinions
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- Joseph Toussaint, Plaintiffs/appellees/cross-Appellants v. Daniel McCarthy Defendants/appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Arthur Lewis v. Gordon H. FaulknerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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