WESTEFER v. SNYDER

No. 03-3318.

422 F.3d 570 (2005)

Robert WESTEFER, Mark Vonperbandt, Allejandro Villazana, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Donald SNYDER, Odie Washington, Michael V. Neal, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 6, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan S. Mills (argued), Uptown People's Law Center, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Erik G. Light (argued), Brian F. Barov, Office of Attorney General, Crim. Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUDAHY, RIPPLE and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs, prisoners incarcerated at Tamms Correctional Center ("Tamms") in Illinois, brought this § 1983 action against officers and employees of the Illinois Department of Corrections (collectively, "IDOC"). The prisoners alleged that their transfers to Tamms violated their rights to due process of law and freedom of association and against ex post facto punishment. The district court dismissed these counts for failure to state a...

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