Flowers v. Phelps

SHORTESS, Judge.

Alfred Flowers (plaintiff) appeals a disciplinary action of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Plaintiff was cited for aggravated disobedience for allegedly refusing to give a styrofoam cup to a guard, Sgt. Norman Johnson, when ordered to do so. He pleaded not guilty and, after a hearing by the Disciplinary Board, was sentenced to five days in isolation, suspended, and referred to the appropriate official for a possible tier change.1 Plaintiff appealed to the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, C. Paul Phelps (Phelps). Phelps contacted…