Shortridge v. State

NEUMAN, Justice.

Montez Shortridge, an inmate at the Iowa State Men’s Reformatory, was disciplined for assault, disruptive conduct, and complicity following a brawl in the prison yard. After exhausting his administrative remedies, Shortridge sought postconviction relief. His petition challenged the constitutional sufficiency of the disciplinary notice given him, and charged the discipline committee with inadequacy in the assessment of confidential informant credibility.

The district court denied Shortridge’s request for relief and he now appeals. The State has moved to dismiss the appeal on the…