Edward Hamilton v. Michael O'leary, Michael P. Lane, Vern Scott

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1992-12-30

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POSNER, Circuit Judge, dissenting. The amended complaint clearly alleges that the plaintiff told the disciplinary committee that another cell, housing, like his, four inmates, had equal access to the vent in which the weapons were found. The correction officer’s “ticket,” the only other evidence before the committee, stated only that the weapons had been found in a shakedown of the plaintiff’s cell. This was c…

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