Legal Opinion
Talbert L. McClendon v. Clarence E. Trigg, Superintendent
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 6, 1996No. 95-2465PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
A prison disciplinary board took away some of Talbert McClendon’s good time credits and reduced the rate at which he would earn good time in the future. He filed a suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking damages, but soon realized that because of Heck v. Humphrey, - U.S. -, 114 S.Ct. 2364, 129 L.Ed.2d 383 (1994), he could not obtain that relief without first obtaining a judgment setting aside the disciplinary board’s decision. See Miller v. Indiana Department of Corrections, 75 F.3d 330 (7th Cir.1996). So McClendon filed a petition for a writ of habe-as corpus. 28…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Minnesota v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by16 opinions
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