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SHIMER v. WASHINGTON

No. 94-2063.

100 F.3d 506 (1996)

Larry J. SHIMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Odie WASHINGTON and Paul Barnett, Jr., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 12, 1996.

Rehearing Denied December 17, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Speta (argued), Hille R. Sheppard, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, Il, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Mary E. Welsh (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BAUER, FLAUM, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Larry Shimer challenges an Illinois Department of Corrections policy which prohibits correctional employees from writing directly to the Prisoner Review Board on behalf of prisoners who have filed petitions for clemency. Alleging that this policy violated the First Amendment, Shimer filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Howard Peters and George E. Detella, respectively Director and Warden of the Illinois Department...

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