Legal Opinion
Willie Simpson v. Janel Nickel
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 2006No. 05-4686PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Willie Simpson contends that, after he wrote a letter (and filed a suit) complaining about abuse by the staff of the prison where he is confined, the targets of his accusations retaliated by issuing bogus conduct reports and arranging for him to be disciplined: Simpson spent 300 days in segregation and lost 25 days’ recreation privileges. Penalizing a prisoner’s exercise of the constitutional right to petition for redress of grievances is a constitutional tort. See Hoskins v. Lenear, 395 F.3d 372, 375 (7th Cir.2005); Black v. Lane, 22 F.3d 1395, 1402-03 (7th…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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