United States Seventh Circuit

Prisoner has standing to challenge prison policies that allegedly tolerate excessively high levels of environmental tobacco smoke, and that allegedly are denying him his right of access to the courts. Remanded for further proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/13/2003
• Decided 04/14/2004
• Published 04/14/2004

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before ROVNER, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brian E. Casey (argued), Barnes & Thornburg, South Bend, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carol A. Cera (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.