TAYLOR v. WATKINS

No. 10-2353.

623 F.3d 483 (2010)

Corey A. TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James B. WATKINS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 14, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Corey A. Taylor (submitted), Tamms Correctional Center, Tamms, IL, pro se.

Deborah L. Ahlstrand , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before KANNE, WOOD, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Corey A. Taylor, an Illinois prisoner, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several officers and employees of the Illinois Department of Corrections, alleging that they violated his civil rights by contaminating his food, tampering with his mail, depriving him of sleep, and assaulting him. He then requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP"), so that he would not be required to pay the filing fee for a civil action. But Taylor...

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