Burns v. Executive Director, Colorado Department of Corrections

Opinion by

Judge LOEB.

In this C.R.C.P. 106(a)(4) action, plaintiff, Douglas T. Burns, an inmate, appeals the district court judgment affirming his prison disciplinary convictions. We affirm.

Prison officials charged plaintiff with "Possession/Use of Dangerous Drugs" and "Advocating/Creating Facility Disruption," both Class II violations under the Department of Corrections (DOC) Code of Penal Discipline (COPD). The charges arose out of an incident in which plaintiff became seriously ill and had to be rushed to a local hospital and then airlifted to Denver for emergency medical treatment.

Following…