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DOBBEY v. ILLINOIS DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 08-2828.

574 F.3d 443 (2009)

Lester DOBBEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 28, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur J. Rooney, Attorney (argued), Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Lester Dobbey, Joliet, IL, pro se.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The district judge dismissed this prisoner's civil rights suit (42 U.S.C. § 1983), which names the Illinois Department of Corrections, along with prison personnel, as defendants. He dismissed the suit before service of process, on the authority of 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, which so far as bears on this case directs dismissal then if the complaint fails to state a claim or if it seeks monetary relief from an immune defendant. §§...

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