United States Seventh Circuit

Given the decision in Helling v. McKinney, 509 U.S. 25 (1993), the right of a prisoner to not be subjected to a serious risk of his future health resulting from environmental tobacco smoke was clearly established in 1998-99.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/18/2001
• Decided 09/28/2001
• Published 09/28/2001

Judges

• HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., Circuit Judge., Before WOOD, JR., DIANE P. WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Chad J. Alvarado, Fox Lake, WI, pro se., Jerold S. Solovy, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• David F. Vivano (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Stanley W. Davis, Office of Attorney General, Wisconsin Dept. of Justice, Madison, WI, Karla Z. Keckhaver (argued), Dept. of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellants.