KOGER v. DART

No. 19-2892.

950 F.3d 971 (2020)

Gregory KOGER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Thomas J. DART, Sheriff of Cook County, and Cook County, Illinois, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 25, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adele D. Nicholas , Attorney, Law Office of Adele D. Nicholas, Mark G. Weinberg , Attorney, Law Office of Mark G. Weinberg, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John M. Power , Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Civil Actions Bureau, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Bauer, Easterbrook, and Manion, Circuit Judges.


While he was confined in the Cook County Jail, Gregory Koger accumulated books in his cell. Eventually guards removed more than 30, relying on a policy that prisoners may not have more than three books or magazines at a time (excluding religious and legal materials, which do not count against the limit). A magistrate...

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