Ashton v. Whitman

OPINION OF THE COURT

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Appellants in this case, Lawrence R. Ashton, Sr., Lawrence R. Ashton, Jr., Samuel M. Curio, and Dennis R. Forand, are current and former officials of the New Jersey Department of Corrections (the “DOC”) at Bayside State Prison (“Bay-side”). Each of the Appellants was the subject of disciplinary proceedings in connection with allegedly improper activities at Bayside. Each of the Appellants, however, entered into a settlement with the DOC in which all disciplinary charges were dropped. After the disciplinary proceedings were terminated, Appellants…