Legal Opinion
Steven Russ v. Warren Young and Walter J. Dickey
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 20, 1990No. 88-3072PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Steven Russ, an inmate at the Waupun Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wisconsin, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the defendants, prison administrators, had violated his rights under the United States Constitution in transferring him to a temporary lockup (TLU) status in violation of the Wisconsin Administrative Code regulations dealing with prison operations. On consideration of Russ’ motion for summary judgment, the district court found that the defendants named were entitled to a dismissal from the lawsuit and entered judgment accordingly.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Olim v. WakinekonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Maurice Smith and Sidney Jackson v. John T. Shettle, Jack R. Duckworth, and David BonnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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