MERRITT v. FAULKNER

No. 86-2440.

823 F.2d 1150 (1987)

Billy MERRITT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gordon H. FAULKNER, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 13, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary L. Flannigan, Starkman Avery Hodes, Costello, Burman, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Sabra A. Weliever, Office of Atty. Gen. of Indiana, Indianapolis, Ind., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, CUDAHY and POSNER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This appeal involves a challenge to the validity of a settlement of an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982). The district court found that the settlement agreement was valid and enforceable and that neither party had breached the agreement. We affirm.

I.

The plaintiff, Billy Merritt, brought a section 1983 suit alleging that certain prison officials acted with deliberate indifference to his serious medical problems...

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