Legal Opinion
Patrick Booker v. South Carolina Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 28, 2017No. 15-7679PublishedCited by 659 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREGORY, Chief Judge:
Patrick Booker, an inmate of the South Carolina Department of Corrections *536(“SCDC”), brought a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that he received a disciplinary charge in retaliation for filing a prison grievance. The district court found that Booker’s First Amendment right to be free from retaliation for filing a grievance was not clearly established, and it accordingly held that Appellees were entitled to qualified immunity and granted summary judgment in their favor. Because we find that Booker’s right was clearly established, we vacate the judgment and remand to…
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