LARRY HOLLOWAY, WENDELL DIXON, SILASFLETCHER, and REUBEN TAYLOR, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. WENDY MEYER and KURT EUBANKS, Defendants-Appellees. | Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lee County. Nos. 97--MR--38, 97--MR--52 Honorable David T. Fritts, Judge Presiding. |
JUSTICE HUTCHINSON delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs, Larry Holloway, Wendell Dixon, Silas Fletcher, and Reuben Taylor, were inmates at the Dixon CorrectionalCenter (the Center). Defendants, Wendy Meyer and Kurt Eubanks, were employees of the Illinois Department ofCorrections (the Department). In two separate actions brought pursuant to section 1983 of the federal Civil Rights Act (42U.S.C.A.