Legal Opinion

Jason Sodemann v. Joshua Melnick, Dana Miller, and Melissa Pollesch

District Court, W.D. Wisconsin

Decided April 2, 2026No. 3:22-cv-00374Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN JASON SODEMANN, Plaintiff, OPINION AND ORDER v. 22-cv-374-wmc JOSHUA MELNICK, DANA MILLER, and MELISSA POLLESCH, Defendants. Plaintiff Jason Sodemann, a state prisoner, is proceeding on claims that defendant Joshua Melnick sexually harassed him and subjected him to unnecessary pat searches in violation of the Eighth Amendment, as well as retaliated against him in violation of the First Amendment for threatening to file a grievance about Melnick’s harassment. Plaintiff is also proceeding on an Eighth Amendment claim that…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Wilson v. SeiterSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Reichle v. HowardsSupreme Court of the United States · 2012

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