SANDERS v. MELVIN

No. 17-1938.

873 F.3d 957 (2017)

Cordell SANDERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael MELVIN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 17, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Greenfield , Attorney, MacArthur Justice Center, Michael Shaughnessy Biehl , R. Allan Pixton , Attorneys, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Katrina A. Hausfeld , Attorney, DLA Piper US LLP, Chicago, IL, for Amici Curiae.

Before Bauer, Easterbrook, and Manion, Circuit Judges.


Cordell Sanders has been in solitary confinement at Pontiac Correctional Center for eight years, and the prison plans to keep him there for another ten. He has been diagnosed with intermittent explosive disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and other conditions that make him dangerous to others when allowed greater liberty...

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