Legal Opinion
James P. Clayton-El, A/K/A Carmichael Morrison v. Dwayne Fisher
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 12, 1996No. 92-1246PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
While incarcerated in an Illinois prison, James Clayton-EL 1 had a fight with another prisoner. Prison officials conducted a disciplinary hearing and imposed sanctions for this conduct. The sanctions included the rescission of some of Clayton-EL’s good-time credits, an action that could have affected the duration of his imprisonment. Believing that the sanctions were the result of a proeedurally deficient hearing, Clayton-EL went to the district court seeking damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for the procedural deficiency and its consequences. Because some of Clayton-EL’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Robert Simpson v. Tim RowanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by28 opinions
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