Legal Opinion
Luken v. Scott
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 21, 1995No. 95-20724PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Per curiam
Daniel Joseph Luken appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court dismissing as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 his claim that his confinement in administrative segregation violates his due process rights. We have jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
I
On April 25, 1995, Luken filed suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Wayne Scott and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Luken alleged that Scott willfully maintained false information in Luken’s prison file concerning Luken’s membership in a prison gang, the Aryan Brotherhood; that on the basis of that…
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