Legal Opinion
Aaron B. Scruggs v. D. Bruce Jordan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 7, 2007No. 05-4238PublishedCited by 696 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Aaron Scruggs, an inmate in Indiana state prison, was sanctioned by the prison’s Conduct Adjustment Board (“CAB”) after he struck another inmate with his cane in order to stop that inmate from stabbing a third inmate. Scruggs filed a petition for habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in the Northern District of Indiana alleging due process and equal protection violations arising from his disciplinary hearing. The district court denied the petition on the merits and we affirm.
I. Background
On December 14, 2004, Scruggs witnessed inmate Marty Robbins stabbing…
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