Legal Opinion
Clarence D. Cooper v. Michael P. Lane, Michael O'leary, Salvador Godinez, Edward Lyles, Kenneth Morgan, and Daniel Scott
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 22, 1992No. 90-2013PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Clarence Cooper brought this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several prison officials including Daniel Scott. Cooper alleged that Scott infringed his due process rights when he denied Cooper’s request for a continuance of a disciplinary hearing. Cooper had requested the continuance so he could gather witnesses for his defense. Before trial, Scott moved for summary judgment, but Cooper did not file a memorandum in opposition to the motion or oppose the motion on the record. The district court, finding that Scott’s motion was well founded, granted…
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