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THORNTON v. SNYDER

No. 04-1500.

428 F.3d 690 (2005)

Rodger THORNTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donald N. SNYDER, Jr., Director, James M. Schomig, Warden, and Captain Josh J. Shettleworth, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 3, 2005.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied December 6, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold S. Solovy, Jeffrey M. Boerger (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Erik G. Light, Mary E. Welsh (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUDAHY, POSNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied December 6, 2005.*

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Rodger Thornton, an inmate in the Illinois Department of Corrections, filed a civil rights action alleging that prison officials violated his right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. The district court granted summary judgment in the defendants' favor on his cell conditions claims but allowed a claim concerning yard exercise privileges...

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