Robert P. Sheley v. Richard L. Dugger, Jim Smith

KEITH, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner-Appellant Robert Sheley appeals the denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner, an inmate in the Florida State Prison, has been confined in “close management” solitary confinement for over twelve years. This case raises three issues: (1) whether petitioner’s confinement under “close management” violates his constitutional rights to equal protection; (2) whether petitioner’s confinement under close management status in excess of eleven years constitutes cruel and unusual punishment; and (3) whether petitioner’s initial…