POTTER v. CLARK

No. 73-2135.

497 F.2d 1206 (1974)

Larry G. POTTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John W. CLARK, Sheriff of the County of Vermilion, State of Illinois, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

May 16, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry G. Potter, pro se.

Richard J. Doyle, State's Atty., John R. McClory, First Asst. State's Atty., Danville, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before SWYGERT, Chief Judge, and CUMMINGS and SPRECHER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff Larry G. Potter filed a complaint against John W. Clark, Sheriff of Vermilion County, Illinois for money damages, invoking jurisdiction under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The complaint is predicated upon the alleged deprivation of rights resulting from the following: excessive bail pending trial; cruel and unusual punishment while in custody in lieu of bail; denial of procedural due process prior to being placed in isolation. The district court granted...

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