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SULLIVAN v. FLANNIGAN

No. 91-3416.

8 F.3d 591 (1993)

Albert J. SULLIVAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mary FLANNIGAN, Superintendent, and Sam Parwatikar, Psychiatrist, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 1, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard B. Eisenberg (argued), Little Rock, AR, for plaintiff-appellant.

Deborah L. Ahlstrand, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

The State of Illinois has forced prisoner Albert J. Sullivan to take mind-altering drugs against his will for the past five years. In this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, he argues that he has a due process right to stop taking medication long enough to show the state that he does not need it. Illinois administers psychotropic drugs to Sullivan under Section 415.70 of the Department of Corrections Rules, using procedures similar to those...

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