Legal Opinion
Juan Gomez v. William Chandler, Sergeant Henry Reece, Sergeant Harold Roden Gregory Palmeiri
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1996No. 97-41455PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Juan Gomez (Gomez), a Texas prisoner (# 561694), on March 5, 1996, filed this pro se, in forma pauperis (IFP) action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against defendants-appellees correctional sergeants Chandler and Reece and correctional officers Pal-meiri and Roden, all employees at Gomez’s place of confinement. Gomez alleged that defendants violated his due process rights by filing a false disciplinary report against him, subjected him to unconstitutional retaliation for exercising his First Amendment rights by filing a witness statement in another inmate’s…
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