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ORTEGA v. RAGEN

No. 11177.

216 F.2d 561 (1954)

Joseph ORTEGA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joseph E. RAGEN, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, Illinois, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

November 1, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Ortega, pro se.

William C. Wines, Chicago, Ill., Latham Castle, Atty. Gen. of Illinois, for defendant-appellee.

Before MAJOR, SWAIM and SCHNACKENBERG, Circuit Judges.

SWAIM, Circuit Judge.

Joseph Ortega, plaintiff-appellant, is an inmate in the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois. He brought an action for damages against Joseph E. Ragen, the warden of the penitentiary, under a section of the Civil Rights Act. 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983. Jurisdiction is granted the district courts in such cases by 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343, without diversity of citizenship or allegation of a jurisdictional amount. Douglas v. City of Jeannette...

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