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OWENS v. EVANS

No. 16-1645.

878 F.3d 559 (2017)

James OWENS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John EVANS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 13, 2017.

Opinion Issued December 28, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Owens, Pro se.

Katelin B. Buell , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Kanne, Sykes, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.

James Owens, an Illinois prisoner, brought this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that 43 prison employees and the Illinois Department of Corrections obstructed his access to courts in violation of the First Amendment. Owens alleges that at four different correctional facilities, he had insufficient access to the law library and...

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