1st Amendment Violation – Untimely Claim

By: Derek Hawkins//January 2, 2018//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: James Owens v. John Evans, et al.

Case No.: 16-1645

Officials: KANNE, SYKES, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

Focus: 1^st Amendment Violation – Untimely Claim

James Owens, an Illinois prisoner, brought this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that 43 prison employees and the Illinois Department of Corrections obstructed his access to courts in violation of the First Amendment. Owens alleges that at four different correctional facilities, he had insufficient access to the law library and his excess legal storage boxes, was unable to send mail required to prosecute his cases, and was denied supplies. The district judge dismissed several claims and defendants, and later entered summary judgment for the remaining defendants. Because Owens’s strongest claim for relief was untimely and the rest were correctly dismissed or decided in the defendants’ favor, 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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