Legal Opinion

Edwards v. Faust

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 4, 2010No. 09-3264Published

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Scottie Edwards, an Indiana prison inmate, claims in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that guards Dana Faust and Barbara Schmidt violated the Constitution by confiscating legal documents and other personal property, and falsely accusing him of misconduct. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants, and Edwards appeals. We affirm the judgment.

The following facts are undisputed. Edwards was confined at Branchville Correctional Facility, where Faust is a property officer. Her duties include inventorying and storing inmate property, confiscating excess and contraband…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Lewis v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Christopher v. HarburySupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  4. Arthur Lewis v. Gordon H. FaulknerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  5. Kenneth A. Marshall v. Stanley KnightCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006

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