William Chavis v. Charles J. Rowe, Director, Illinois Department of Corrections

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1981-03-11

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FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge. Plaintiff William Chavis, an inmate at the Menard Correctional Center, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking monetary damages, injunctive and declaratory relief against certain officials of the Illinois Department of Corrections who allegedly violated his Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The district court…

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