Legal Opinion
Portee v. Vannatta
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 2004No. Nos. 04-1080, 04-1082PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Indiana inmate Daniel Portee filed in the district court two petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging separate prison disciplinary sanctions. The district court denied both petitions, and we have consolidated Portee’s appeals for decision.
In appeal no. 04-1082, Portee challenges his disciplinary conviction for insolence, for which he lost 30 days of earned credit time. The conviction stemmed from an encounter between Portee and correctional officer David Small that began when Portee approached Sgt. Small to complain about the prior confiscation of Portee’s walker. According to Sgt.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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- Monte McPherson v. Daniel R. McBrideCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Michael Meeks v. Daniel R. McBride and Attorney General of the State of IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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