ROBINSON v. POWELL

No. 00-3659.

297 F.3d 540 (2002)

Ronald ROBINSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Judy POWELL, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Robinson (submitted a brief), Federal Correctional Institution, Memphis, TN, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lynden D. Schmidt (submitted a brief), Office of the State's Attorney, Civil Division, Kevin W. Lyons, Peoria, IL, Kerry E. Saltzman, Stickler & nelson, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees.

Before POSNER, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The Prison Litigation Reform Act prohibits (with an immaterial exception) a prisoner from proceeding in federal court (trial or appellate, Moran v. Sondalle, 218 F.3d 647, 651-52 (7th Cir.2000) (per curiam); Walker v. O'Brien, 216 F.3d 626, 632 (7th Cir.2000); Abdul-Akbar v. McKelvie, 239 F.3d 307, 310 (3d Cir.2001)) in...

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