Legal Opinion
Isby v. Brown
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 10, 2017No. 15-3334PublishedCited by 288 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Aaron E. Isby has been held in administrative segregation—or, as it is better known, solitary confinement—for over ten years and counting. He filed suit against various prison employees under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that his continued placement in administrative segregation violated his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel or unusual punishment as well as his Fourteenth Amendment rights under the Due Process Clause. Isby sought leave to proceed in forma pauperis in the district court, despite" having already accumulated three “strikes” for filing frivolous…
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