Napoleon Hartsfield v. Dept. of Corrections

Iowa inmate Napoleon Hartsfield appeals the district court’s preservice dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Hartsfield claimed that defendants denied him due process, equal protection, and free speech; retaliated against him for filing a grievance and administrative appeals; had a policy and practice of retaliating against inmates who exercised their free-speech rights, fabricating incident reports, and encouraging correctional officers to falsify log book entries; and conspired to violate his rights. The district court dismissed his claims under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B).

We grant…