Legal Opinion
Napoleon Hartsfield v. Pete Vidor, Deputy, Sued in His Individual and Official Capacity
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 3, 1999No. 98-1914PublishedCited by 258 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
Pro se plaintiff, Napoleon Hartsfield, is an inmate at Ionia corrections facility in Michigan. On May 2 and 3, 1996, Plaintiff was placed on top-of-bed restraints for eighteen hours after he damaged his cell. He alleges that he was not allowed to eat, have fresh water or access to the toilet during that time. On July 19, 1996, plaintiff brought an action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging (1) that defendants Vidor and Mowatt violated his due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment when they placed him in top-of-bed restraints without a hearing; (2) that…
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