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Overt Act Unnecessary to Allege Conspiracy Claim in 7th Circuit
Loaded on Aug. 15, 2003
published in Prison Legal News
August, 2003, page 32
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that it is not necessary to allege an overt act to state a conspiracy claim. The court also held that dismissal of a prisoner's retaliation claim for failure to exhaust administrative remedies was proper. Wisconsin state prisoner Tony Walker …
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