Morgan v. Quarterman

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises from a judgment denying relief in a habeas corpus case brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 by Texas state prisoner George Morgan. Morgan challenges a disciplinary proceeding in which he was charged with the use of indecent or vulgar language in a note he mailed to opposing counsel in connection with pending litigation. He says that the First Amendment protects his vulgar pen from penalty and that the Fourteenth Amendment protects his good time credits from loss. The district court denied relief, and we granted a certificate of appealability (COA).…