Legal Opinion
Gregory Hale v. Augustus Scott, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 14, 2004No. 03-1949PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Hale, an Illinois prison inmate, brought this suit against members of the prison’s staff under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that they had deprived him of his freedom of speech by disciplining him for having included in a prison grievance that he filed an accusation of sexual misconduct by a prison guard. There is also a retaliation claim, but it is completely groundless and needn’t be discussed. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants on both claims.
In the grievance Hale complained that a female guard named Drone had failed to notify him that it was…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Shaw v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 2001
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