Legal Opinion
Anthony Dixon v. Salvador A. Godinez, Theopolis Smith, Thomas P. Roth & Dennis Jennings
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 20, 1997No. 95-1502PublishedCited by 328 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Anthony Dixon, a state prisoner, sued several officials at Stateville Correctional Center, claiming that the conditions of his confinement in the prison’s protective custody wing violated the Eighth Amendment. 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Dixon claimed that his cell became so cold each winter that ice formed on the walls and he could see his breath, while inadequate ventilation made the air stagnant and fetid in summer. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants on the ground that the cold and poor ventilation were not serious enough to state a constitutional…
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