Chaney v. Renteria

This is a "prisoners' rights" case. Tony Chaney sued several of his guards, who we collectively refer to as "the State," claiming that they breached his due process rights when they kept him in adjustment segregation for twelve days longer than they were supposed to. Chaney challenges the circuit court's finding that he did not suffer any tangible harm and its decision to grant summary judgment to the State.

We apply the Supreme Court's recent decision in Sandin v. Conner, 115 S. Ct. 2293 (1995), which requires us to look at the physical attributes of Chaney's confinement and determine if it…