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SMITH v. FAIRMAN

No. 80-2076.

528 F.Supp. 186 (1981)

Johnny SMITH, et al., on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals, Plaintiffs, v. James W. FAIRMAN, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, C. D. Illinois.

November 3, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold S. Solovy, William D. Heinz and Christopher L. Varner, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs.

William Sullivan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., Suzan Sutherland, Asst. Atty. Gen., Springfield, Ill., for defendants.

Thomas Y. Davies, Chicago, Ill., for amicus curiae, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Chicago Council for Lawyers.

FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, MEMORANDUM OPINION AND FINAL ORDER

BAKER, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Johnny Smith, is an indigent prisoner at the Pontiac Correctional Center, a penitentiary operated by the Department of Corrections of the State of Illinois. He seeks only injunctive relief against the defendants.

The essence of the plaintiff's claims is that he has been deprived of his rights under the eighth amendment to the Constitution...

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