FIGGS v. DAWSON

No. 15-2926.

829 F.3d 895 (2016)

Livell FIGGS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Alex DAWSON and Lori Fishel, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 25, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean Morales-Doyle , Despres, Schwartz & Geoghegan, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Christina T. Hansen , Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER and FLAUM, Circuit Judges, and ALONSO, District Judge.


Plaintiff, Livell Figgs, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 40 years' imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections ("IDOC"). He served the latter part of his sentence at Logan Correctional Center and was released on June 28, 2012 after having survived summary judgment in his state-court mandamus proceeding...

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