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WALKER v. ROWE

No. 85-2057.

791 F.2d 507 (1986)

Dale WALKER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Charles ROWE and David Sandahl, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 19, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bart T. Murphy, Office of Ill. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Terry Ekl, Connolly & Ekl, Hinsdale, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge, and NOLAND, District Judge.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

The Pontiac Correctional Center is the maximum security prison of Illinois. On July 22, 1978, inmates of Pontiac who were being returned to their cells after exercise in the courtyard killed three guards, injured others, and set fire to part of the prison. Three of the injured guards, and the estates of the three deceased guards, filed this suit against Charles Rowe, then the Director of the Illinois...

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