Legal Opinion

Clyde Piggie v. Zettie Cotton, Cylde Piggie v. Zettie Cotton

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 4, 2003No. 02-3068, 02-2083PublishedCited by 332 opinions

1Per curiam

Indiana inmate Clyde Piggie seeks habeas corpus relief from two disciplinary convictions. Because he lost good-time credits as a result of each conviction, the petitions were properly brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, see Montgomery v. Anderson, 262 F.3d 641, 643 (7th Cir.2001), and the proceedings before the disciplinary board had to comply with minimal standards of due process, see Superintendent, Mass. Corr. Inst. v. Hill, 472 U.S. 445, 453, 105 S.Ct. 2768, 86 L.Ed.2d 356 (1985); Wolff v. McDonnell, 418 U.S. 539, 558, 94 S.Ct. 2963, 41 L.Ed.2d 935 (1974). In the prison disciplinary context,…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Withrow v. LarkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by332 opinions

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  4. Perotti v. MarberryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
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