Legal Opinion
Wallace v. Baldwin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 9, 2018No. 17-2427PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hamilton, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Maurice Wallace was convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole in 2006. A few months after he entered prison, he assaulted a guard. He has been in solitary confinement (euphemistically called "disciplinary segregation") ever since-for at least eleven years. He is seriously mentally ill. He also poses challenges to both prison officials and federal courts.
Wallace lodged with the district court a proposed complaint against prison officials and the Illinois Department of Corrections. He alleges that his prolonged isolation exacerbates his mental…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Glossip v. GrossSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- Robert Bruno Ciarpaglini v. Doctor Narinder Saini, Doctor Laurens D. Young, and Phil KingstonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Davis v. AyalaSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- MedleySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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3Cited by32 opinions
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