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WITHERSPOON v. SIELAFF

No. 75 C 0644.

507 F.Supp. 667 (1981)

William C. WITHERSPOON, Plaintiff, v. Allyn R. SIELAFF, Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

February 3, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen J. Purcell and Robert L. Graham, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Bernard Carey, State's Atty., William J. Scott, Atty. Gen., Melbourne A. Noel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CROWLEY, District Judge.

In January, 1976, William Witherspoon received a favorable judgment on his civil rights complaint, granting him declaratory and injunctive relief. Subsequently, Witherspoon moved for an order to show cause and a contempt judgment against several defendants for violation of the order. In that proceeding, Witherspoon was represented by attorneys from the law firm of Jenner & Block. Mr. Witherspoon was...

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