Legal Opinion
Nance v. Lane
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 14, 1987No. 86 C 7062PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ASPEN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Michael Nance brings this pro se action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985(3) seeking damages for the claimed violation of his constitutional rights. Named as defendants are Michael Lane, Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections ("IDOC”), and unknown employees of the IDOC. Before the Court is Lane’s motion to dismiss.
Plaintiff alleges the facts as follows. 1 On March 1, 1978, plaintiff pled guilty to a charge of armed robbery and was sentenced pursuant to a plea agreement to a term of four years minimum to four years…
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