Albert Johnson v. Richard J. Phelan

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1996-01-29

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EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge. Albert Johnson brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . According to his complaint, which the district court dismissed for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted, female guards at the Cook County Jail are assigned to monitor male prisoners’ movements and can see men naked in their cells, the shower, and the toilet. Johnson sought damages from p…

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