Legal Opinion
Adrin R. Moore v. Jerry Pemberton
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 24, 1997No. 96-3715PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Per curiam
A state prisoner, disciplined for an infraction of prison rules, filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He lost and now asks us to issue a certificate of appealability — which is not required in § 1983 litigation. A series of procedural missteps led to this request, and we hope that pointing them out will prevent their repetition.
Moore’s complaint relates the penalty meted out by the disciplinary board:
The sanctions imposed were: A) Verbal reprimand; B) Loss of privileges, two (2) weeks commissary restrictions 8/14/95 & 8/28/95; and C) Disciplinary Segregation, 15 days segregation…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by132 opinions
- Jimmy Walker v. J.T. O'brien, and Joseph W. Finfrock v. Craig A. HanksCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Anthony Thomas v. Anthony Ramos, Margaret Thompson, Leona Gregory, David Essenpreis, and Yolande WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Michael Richmond v. Joseph Scibana, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution at Oxford, WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Moran v. SondalleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Ronald Romandine v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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