On July 19, 2007, a prisoner at Wisconsin's Waupun Correctional Institution filed this §1983 lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, against the Wisconsin Department of Justice, alleging violations of his First Amendment rights. Specifically, plaintiff ...
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On July 19, 2007, a prisoner at Wisconsin's Waupun Correctional Institution filed this §1983 lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, against the Wisconsin Department of Justice, alleging violations of his First Amendment rights. Specifically, plaintiff alleged that defendants unconstitutionally refused to deliver him the March 22, 2007 edition of The New Abolitionist, a newsletter critical of Wisconsin prison officials. Plaintiff sought compensatory and punitive damages, as well as injunctive relief.
On August 21, 2007, the Court (Judge Barbara Crabb) granted plaintiff leave to proceed on his claim. 2007 WL 5325393. On May 23, 2008 the Court granted plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, ordering prison officials to immediately deliver him a copy of the publication. 557 F. Supp. 2d 964. In addition, the Court scheduled a trial on damages.
The parties soon settled and stipulated to dismissal on July 15, 2008.
Timothy Shoffner - 04/30/2013
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