United States Seventh Circuit

Grant of summary judgment for defendant in a 42 U.S.C. 1983 action by a prisoner against prison guards is reversed and remanded for further proceedings where defendant substantially complied with the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act by placing a complaint into the prison mail system.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/12/2006
• Decided 02/24/2006
• Published 02/24/2006

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alan S. Mills (argued), Uptown People's Law Center, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mary E. Welsh (argued), Office of the Attorney General Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.