Eichwedel v. Chandler

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Prisoners
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 09-1031
Decision Date: 
August 29, 2012
Federal District: 
N.D. Ill., W. Div.
Holding: 
Question certified
In habeas action by defendant-prisoner challenging prison's revocation of good-time credits under 730 ILCS 5/3-6-3(d) after prison board noted that Dist. Ct. in prior section 1983 action had found that two of defendant's motions for sanctions were "frivolous," Ct. of Appeals certified to Ill. Supreme Ct. question as to whether instant revocation was proper under circumstances where Dist. Ct. in section 1983 action failed to specify that defendant's motions satisfied one of five definitions of frivolousness contained in 730 ILCS 5/3-6-3(d) or indicate its intention to invoke said statute.