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JOHNSON v. FRANZEN

No. 51762.

77 Ill.2d 513 (1979)

397 N.E.2d 825

RICHARD JOHNSON, Appellant, v. GAYLE FRANZEN, Director of Corrections, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 21, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendy Meltzer, of the Legal Assistance Foundation, and James B. Haddad, of the Northwestern Legal Assistance Clinic, of Chicago, for appellant.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield (Joseph Moscov, Special Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, of counsel), for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Richard Johnson, was convicted of a criminal offense and on June 10, 1977, received an indeterminate sentence of eight years to eight years and one day. On September 6, 1978, plaintiff filed the instant civil action against defendant, the Director of the Department of Corrections (Director), in the circuit court of Cook County seeking, in counts I and II of his complaint...

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