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BILLMAN v. INDIANA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 94-2605.

56 F.3d 785 (1995)

Jason BILLMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 5, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen E. Shoenberger, Jean-Claude Mazzola, Law Student (argued), Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant Jason Billman.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., David L. Steiner (argued), Office of Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, IN, for defendant-appellee Indiana Dept. of Corrections.

David L. Steiner, Deputy Atty. Gen., Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Office of Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, IN, for defendants-appellees H. Christian Debruyn, Commission, Charles B. Miller, Superintendent, Mr. Love, Unit Team Manager, Unknown Correctional Officers.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and CUMMINGS and BAUER, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Chief Judge.

Jason Billman, an inmate of an Indiana state prison, attempted to bring suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the prison system, prison officials, and guards, seeking damages for the infliction upon him of cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment, the principles of which have been held to bind the states by virtue of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. He asked for leave to file his complaint in forma...

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