NANCE v. VIEREGGE

No. 96-1822.

147 F.3d 589 (1998)

Fred NANCE, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J.D. VIEREGGE, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 17, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Palmer, May, Oberfell & Lorber, South Bend, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Rita M. Novak, Barbara E. Pitts, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, Marcia L. McCormick (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before COFFEY, EASTERBROOK, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Late in December 1992 Fred Nance was transferred from the Graham Correctional Center in Illinois to the prison at Joliet, so that he could be closer to the court where he was to appear to ask for leave to withdraw his guilty plea. Nance arrived at the transfer point with a box containing documents and other personal possessions. J.D. Vieregge, the prison's property clerk, told Nance that he could not take the box with him on the bus but...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases