Legal Opinion
Eugene Devbrow v. Steven Gallegos
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 1, 2013No. 13-1627PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Eugene Devbrow, an Indiana prisoner, challenges the grant of summary judgment against him in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 asserting that prison officials denied him access to the courts by confiscating and then destroying his legal papers in retaliation for a prior lawsuit he filed. Because Devbrow failed to show that prison officials actually destroyed his legal documents- or took his papers for retaliatory reasons, we affirm.
According to Devbrow’s verified complaint, two prison officials at Indiana’s Westville Correctional Facility — defendants Steven Gallegos…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Monroe v. BeardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
- Springer v. DurflingerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
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