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HOARD v. REDDY

No. 98-2624.

175 F.3d 531 (1999)

Brian HOARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James REDDY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 23, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Hoard (submitted), Galesburg, IL, Plaintiff-Appellant Pro Se.

Richard A. Devine (submitted), Office of the State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Chief Judge.

Brian Hoard brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against various officials of Cook County, Illinois. He seeks damages for their having violated his constitutional right of access to the courts (Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817, 97 S.Ct. 1491, 52 L.Ed.2d 72 (1977)) by hindering his efforts to litigate a state-court collateral attack on his conviction. The district court dismissed the suit on the authority...

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