Legal Opinion
Jerry K. Forbes v. Clarence Trigg, Superintendent
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 21, 1992No. 91-2282PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
In this appeal, we review the district court’s grant of summary judgment on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in favor of the respondent, Clarence Trigg, Superintendent of the Indiana Youth Center. The petitioner presents four challenges to the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus. Although we deny Forbes’ petition, we find that the Indiana Department of Corrections’ (“IDOC”) rule which provides that offenders (inmates) and staff who are requested to serve as witnesses in disciplinary hearings are not required to appear and testify violates…
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