Legal Opinion
Keith Leslie v. William Doyle
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 12, 1998No. 95-3130PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This ease raises disturbing questions about the nature and extent of the constitutional rights that protect state prisoners from the arbitrary and arguably lawless acts of state prison officials. The prisoner here, Keith Leslie, filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a correctional officer, William J. Doyle. The lawsuit alleged that Doyle falsely accused him of insolent conduct, thereby causing Leslie to be brought up on disciplinary charges and confined in disciplinary segregation for fifteen days. When a prison administrative board reviewed the sanctions, it…
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