Legal Opinion
Cortez Riggins v. Andrew Walter, Russell Ticer, T. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 30, 2001No. 93-3124PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Per curiam
Cortez Riggins, an inmate formerly at Menard Correctional Center, appeals the judgment in favor of the defendants, who are prison officials, in his suit filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violations of the Fifth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. After an administrative proceeding, the prison’s Adjustment Committee found that Riggins had violated 20 Ill. Admin. Code § 504 Table A Nos. 601 (“Aiding and Abetting, Attempt, Solicitation or Conspiracy”) and 203 (“Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia”). Riggins claims that the magistrate judge erred by: (1) dismissing his due process claims concerning…
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