Legal Opinion
Muriel D. Black v. Michael P. Lane, Michael Neal, P.A. Severs, Captain
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 31, 1994No. 92-3627PublishedCited by 347 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Muriel D. Black, after obtaining a default judgment against several of the defendants, appeals from an order of the magistrate judge dismissing his complaint for failing to state a claim for retaliation and for denial of his rights under the Due Process Clause.1 *1397We vacate the magistrate judge’s order of dismissal and remand to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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Black, an African-American prison inmate confined at the Menard Correctional Center in Illinois (“Menard”), filed pro se an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against numerous prison…
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