Legal Opinion

Harden-Bey v. Rutter

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 12, 2008No. 06-1473PublishedCited by 411 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

Cary Harden-Bey, an incarcerated pro se litigant, challenges the dismissal under § 1997e(c) of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(c), of his § 1983 claims against several employees of the Michigan Department of Corrections. Because Harden-Bey has stated a cognizable due-process claim, we reverse that part of the district court’s order. And because he has failed to state a cognizable cruel- and-unusual-punishment claim under the Eighth (and Fourteenth) Amendment or a cognizable equal-protection claim under the Fourteenth Amendment, we…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Wilkinson v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  5. Keith Harbin-Bey v. Lyle RutterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by411 opinions

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  4. Rezaq v. NalleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2012
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