Legal Opinion
Jemison, Edward E. v. Knight, Stanley
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 2007No. 06-3863UnpublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Indiana inmate Edward Jemison challenges a disciplinary conviction for battery under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied his petition. We affirm.
A prison guard alleged that Jemison committed battery with a bodily fluid in violation of § 102 of the disciplinary code for the Indiana Department of Correction. The guard, Michael Pfleeger, in his conduct report, recounted that he and other guards were putting Jemison in a cell when Jemison turned around and swore at him while spitting. Some of that spit landed on Pfleeger’s face.
The prison authorities served Jemison with notice of the…
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- James L. Webb v. Ron Anderson, Superintendent, Indiana State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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