WILLIAMS v. ABT

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA RASHAD WILLIAMS : CIVIL ACTION : v. : NO. 17-4348 : SARGEANT JOANNE ABT : MEMORANDUM KEARNEY, J. August 17, 2021 A prison disciplining a pretrial detainee involved in a fight among detainees must afford him proper notice and an opportunity to contest the discipline. The level of due process depends on the level of discipline; the more severe disciplinary detention requires more due process than the less severe administrative segregation. After discovery, a prison’s Chief of Security and a Sergeant move for summary…