Legal Opinion
Richard Sisk James Piatt v. Cso Branch R. Austin Lt. Hilton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1992No. 91-15250PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAVY, Circuit Judge:
BACKGROUND
Richard Sisk and James Piatt, Arizona state prisoners each serving sentences of twenty-five years to life, appeal pro se the district court’s order staying their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action pending exhaustion of state remedies. Following a prison disciplinary hearing in which they were found guilty of drug use, Sisk and Piatt filed a section 1983 claim alleging that the actions of the State defendants throughout the disciplinary process violated due process and equal protection. Sisk and Piatt sought transfer back from high security to medium security, compensatory…
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