Legal Opinion

John Futch v. Cheron Nash

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 8, 2017No. 16-51222 Summary CalendarUnpublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

John Randall Futch, federal prisoner # 08700-021, appeals the denial of relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. He challenges a disciplinary conviction for violating “Code 299, Conduct Which Disrupts the Security or Orderly Running of the Institution, Most Like Code 206, Making Sexual Proposals or Threats to Another Person.” Futch argues that the district court abused its discretion in in finding that there was some evidence to support his disciplinary conviction and by denying his motion for discovery.

While Futch contends that he did not receive all of the due process protections to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Leslie Wayne Yohey v. James A. Collins, Director Department of Criminal Justice Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. ScrogginsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  4. Moore v. Willis Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  5. Teague v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007

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