Legal Opinion
Urbano C. Alejo v. Gary E. Heller and Keith Heckler, 1
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 13, 2003No. 01-1573PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Prisoner-detainee Urbano C. Alejo was disciplined for failing to obey a federal correction officer’s order that was issued in English. Alejo, a Spanish-speaking Cuban national, brought this Bivens-style action, alleging various denials of due process based on his nationality and ethnicity. All but one of these claims — that Alejo was unconstitutionally disciplined for his failure to obey an order he could not understand — were dismissed for want of prosecution, a ruling that is not challenged here. What is challenged is (i) the district court’s sua sponte dismissal…
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