Legal Opinion
Brother Patrick Portley-El v. Hoyt Brill
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 25, 2002No. 00-1923PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Colorado inmate Brother Patrick Port-ley-El, an African-American, was disciplined for hitting a white inmate with a baseball bat during a racial disturbance at the Minnesota correctional facility where Portley-El was incarcerated. He brought this § 1983 action against six prison officials, alleging that his rights to due process and equal protection were violated by the disciplinary proceedings. The district court dismissed all claims under Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472, 115 S.Ct. 2293, 132 L.Ed.2d 418 (1995), and Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 114 S.Ct. 2364, 129…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Edwards v. BalisokSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Richard John Freitas, Sr., Appellee/cross-Appellant v. John Ault, Appellant/cross-Appellee, and Irene G. Howard, Defendant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by137 opinions
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