Legal Opinion
Joseph D. Koutnik v. Lebbeus Brown, Gerald A. Berge, Warden, and Matthew J. Frank, Secretary
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 8, 2006No. 05-3193PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Wisconsin prisoner Joseph Koutnik brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 after an employee of the prison in which he is incarcerated seized an article of his outgoing mail. Mr. Koutnik claims that the Wisconsin regulation relied upon by the defendants to justify the seizure vio lates the First Amendment on its face and as applied to him; he also claims that the defendants’ actions violated his substantive due process rights. The district court dismissed Mr. Koutnik’s facial challenge and his due process claim, and it granted summary judgment to the defendants on his…
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3Cited by79 opinions
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