Brother Patrick Portley-El v. Hoyt Brill

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 2002-06-25

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LOKEN, Circuit Judge. Colorado inmate Brother Patrick Port-ley-El, an African-American, was disciplined for hitting a white inmate with a baseball bat during a racial disturbance at the Minnesota correctional facility where Portley-El was incarcerated. He brought this § 1983 action against six prison officials, alleging that his rights to due process and equal protection were v…

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