Civil Rights Liberty Violation

By: Derek Hawkins//July 6, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: James Owens v. Salvador A. Godinez, et al.,

Case No.: 15-3892

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Civil Rights Liberty Violation

James Owens, an Illinois state prisoner, brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because he believes that nearly two dozen prison employees deliberately ignored his medical needs and retaliated against him for filing grievances and lawsuits. He is primarily dissatisfied with the adequacy of the toothpaste, mail supplies, and laundry detergent he received at three different prisons over a six-year period. The district court narrowed the list of defendants at screening, see 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, and later granted summary judgment for the remaining defendants. We affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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