Legal Opinion
Higgason v. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 18, 2002No. 01-3277PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Indiana inmate James Higgason was disciplined for disorderly conduct and lost 180 days of earned credit time. After exhausting his administrative remedies, he challenged the sanction through a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied relief, and Higgason appeals.
As a preliminary matter, we reject Indiana’s contention that § 2254(d) and § 2254(e)(1) — which command deference to a state court’s determination of the merits and the facts, respectively — apply to this case. We have expressly held that prison disciplinary boards are not “courts” for…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Phil White v. Indiana Parole BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Jerry Montgomery v. Rondle Anderson, Warden, Indiana State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Moran v. SondalleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Clyde Piggie v. Daniel McBride SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Higgason v. HanksCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
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- Smith v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002