Legal Opinion
Lamont Shepard v. T. Quillen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 26, 2016No. 13-15554PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dissent by Judge TALLMAN
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
We consider whether a prison official may place an.inmate in administrative segregation for reporting officer misconduct.
FACTS1
California Corrections Officer Quillen was doing rounds when recently trans*688ferred inmate Lamont Shepard refused to identify himself. Quillen and another officer removed Shepard from his cell and escorted him to a holding room. Shepard then told Lieutenant Wise that he needed medical treatment because Quillen roughed him up during the escort. Wise offered to “maybe ... work something out” and suggested Shepard…
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- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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