Legal Opinion
Robert Westefer, Mark Vonperbandt, Allejandro Villazana v. Donald Snyder, Odie Washington, Michael v. Neal
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 6, 2005No. 03-3318PublishedCited by 213 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, prisoners incarcerated at Tamms Correctional Center (“Tamms”) in Illinois, brought this § 1983 action against officers and employees of the Illinois Department of Corrections (collectively, “IDOC”). The prisoners alleged that their transfers to Tamms violated their rights to due process of law and freedom of association and against ex post facto punishment. The district court dismissed these counts for failure to state a claim. Another count, alleging that the transfer constituted retaliation for the exercise of First Amendment rights, survived this…
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