WELLS v. FRANZEN

No. 84-1669.

777 F.2d 1258 (1985)

Douglas WELLS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gayle FRANZEN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 26, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas Wells, pro se.

Patricia Rosen, Atty. Gen. of Ill., Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, and WOOD and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Pro se plaintiff, Douglas Wells, an inmate at the Menard, Illinois, Correctional Center, filed suit for damages and for declaratory and injunctive relief against various prison officials for injuries stemming from his nine-day confinement in bodily restraints. The magistrate granted summary judgment for defendants. We reverse.

This lawsuit concerns an episode in which plaintiff was confined to a bed after prison officials concluded...

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