Lile v. Simmons

Marquardt, J.:

Robert G. Lile appeals the district court’s summary dismissal of his habeas petition, claiming that prison authorities violated his constitutional rights by not granting him “minimum custody by exception.”

Lile was convicted of aggravated kidnapping, rape, and aggravated sodomy. During his first year of incarceration in 1983, Lile was also convicted of attempted aggravated escape from custody.

Due to the nature of his convictions, the Department of Corrections (DOC) placed Lile in the maximum security classification. In 1989, the DOC changed Lile’s security classification to…