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Cain v. Ryan

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided November 13, 2001No. 01 C 2939PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GETTLEMAN, District Judge.

Plaintiff Harry Cain is a convicted sex offender who has served his sentence and has been referred for indefinite civil commitment under Illinois’ Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (“the Act”), 725 ILCS 207/1 et seq. Cain filed this pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan and members of the “Special Evaluation Unit” or SEU. 1 The SEU is composed of mental health professionals within the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) who recommend to the Attorney General whether an…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  5. O'Sullivan v. BoerckelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Nadzhafaliyev v. DyslinDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2021

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