Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Watkins
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 14, 2010No. 10-2353PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Corey A. Taylor, an Illinois prisoner, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several officers and employees of the Illinois Department of Corrections, alleging that they violated his civil rights by contaminating his food, tampering with his mail, depriving him of sleep, and assaulting him. He then requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”), so that he would not be required to pay the filing fee for a civil action. But Taylor has previously incurred three “strikes,” meaning that at least three actions he has brought as an inmate seeking redress from a…
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