Legal Opinion
Torres v. Fauver
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 23, 2002No. 99-5574PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
Antonio Torres, a former state prisoner who is no longer “in custody” within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (the federal habeas corpus statute), 1 appeals the District Court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, which alleged, inter alia, that his due process rights were violated when he was sanctioned for violating prison rules. The sanctions imposed on Torres did not re voke any good-time credits or otherwise affect the fact or length of his confinement; he was placed in disciplinary detention for 15 days and…
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