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SANDERS v. SHEAHAN

No. 98-2537.

198 F.3d 626 (1999)

Dwayne SANDERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael SHEAHAN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 24, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dwayne Sanders (submitted), Pinckneyville, IL, Plaintiff-Appellant Pro Se.

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

POSNER, Chief Judge.

A provision added to the Judicial Code by the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996 requires the district judge to screen prisoner complaints at the earliest opportunity and dismiss the complaint, in whole or part, if (so far as bears directly on this case) it "fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted." 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1). The question, unresolved in this circuit, see Mathis v. New York Life Ins. Co.,

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