Legal Opinion
Rudolph L. Lucien v. George E. Detella
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 23, 1998No. 96-2887PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Rudolph Lucien, one of the circuit’s most frequent filers, see Lucien v. Jockisch, 133 F.3d 464 (7th Cir.1998) (the most recent of 29 decisions this court has issued in Lucien’s eases), filed this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking damages from the warden and other officials of his prison. He contends that the defendants violated his constitutional rights by classifying him as an escape risk and curtailing his intra-prison movement. Classifications of inmates implicate neither liberty nor property interests, see Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472, 115 S.Ct. 2293, 132…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mitchell v. FarcassCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Rudolph Lucien v. Diane JockischCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- United States v. KrasSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by109 opinions
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- Jeffrey Taylor v. Delatoore, Deputy Huges, Deputy Unknown Duncan, Sgt. Rogers, Lt. Eriquez, Dr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Nathaniel Lindell v. Scott McCallumCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Cosby v. MeadorsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
- Cedric Johnson v. George M. Daley, and United States of America, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
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