CASTILLO v. COOK COUNTY MAIL ROOM DEPT.

No. 90-3310.

990 F.2d 304 (1993)

Miguel CASTILLO, also known as Carlos A. Aguiar, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COOK COUNTY MAIL ROOM DEPARTMENT, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 30, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold S. Solovy, Joseph G. Bisceglia, Andrew J. Zahaykevich (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lawrence R. Stasica, (argued), and Terry L. McDonald, Asst. State Attys., Office of the State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before CUDAHY and COFFEY, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Miguel Castillo ("Castillo") filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the mail room at the Cook County Department of Corrections had opened three letters addressed to him from the Federal Courthouse out of his presence, despite the fact that they bore a warning against such openings. Castillo sought to file in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. The district court denied leave to file in forma pauperis and sua...

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