Legal Opinion
Ford v. Lane
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 27, 1989No. 88 C 7007PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ASPEN, District Judge:
In this pro se prisoner rights case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982), plaintiff Arthur Ford has sued the Illinois Department of Corrections (“IDOC”) and several correctional officials, asserting that the defendants violated the eighth amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. In essence, Ford claims that his work at the Joliet Correctional Center’s mattress factory injured his already precarious health, and that the medical care he received both before and during his employment was inadequate. Presently before the Court is the…
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