Legal Opinion
Willie L. Adams and Roy Dancy v. Robert Gunnell, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 13, 1984No. 82-2550PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
This civil rights action was brought against prison officials by two federal prisoners who had been disciplined for engaging in “conduct which disrupts the orderly running of the institution” by signing a petition complaining of discrimination against black inmates. The matter was referred to a United States magistrate, who conducted a day-long trial and recommended that relief be denied. The district court adopted the magistrate’s report over the plaintiffs’ objection and dismissed the action.
The inmates raise two alternative arguments that discipline was…
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