Robbins v. Switzer

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1997-01-07

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EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge. While in state prison, Martin Robbins filed several lawsuits under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . Some were dismissed because the pleadings were inscrutable, and Robbins did not respond to judicial orders calling for clarity. Other complaints were clear enough to reveal that the suits are barred by judicial or prosecutorial immunity, or the principle of Heck v. Humph…

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