Legal Opinion

Aaron Isby v. Dick Clark

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 12, 1996No. 95-1739PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

A recalcitrant prisoner might well be defined as one who is hard to deal with or manage — one who. often resists authority or control. The adjective may be a good fit for Aaron Isby, an inmate in the Indiana state prison system. Isby is also a frequent litigator in this court, having filed more than 30 appeals with us over the last several years. The primary issue on the appeal we consider today arises from Isby’s claim that he suffered cruel and unusual punishment while confined in the most restrictive segregation unit at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. James Davenport v. Richard Derobertis, Michael O'leary, and Michael P. Lane, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  4. Marshall Jackson v. Jack Duckworth, Warden H. Abbott, Investigator C. Adkins, Assistant WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Estate of Rice Ex Rel. Rice v. Correctional Medical ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  2. Isby v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
  3. Mondrea Vinning-El v. Scott Long, Correctional Officer, David Reid, Correctional Officer, and John Doe, Sergeant and LieutenantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  4. Passmore v. JosephsonDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 2019
  5. Steven Edelman v. Belco Title & Escrow, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014

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