Abdul Mateen v. Warden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION KHALIF ABDUL MATEEN, ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CAUSE NO.: 3:24-CV-954-JVB-JEM ) WARDEN. ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER Khalif Abdul Mateen, a prisoner without a lawyer, filed a habeas petition challenging a disciplinary decision (ISP-23-12-3517) at the Indiana State Prison in which a disciplinary hearing officer (DHO) found him guilty of battering staff under Indiana Department of Correction Offense 117. He was sanctioned with segregation and a loss of telephone privileges. Pursuant to Section 2254 Habeas Corpus Rule…