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Damages Awarded in Ohio Disciplinary Suit
Loaded on Jan. 15, 2002
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2002, page 24
A federal district court in Ohio held that a trial was required to determine if a prisoner was improperly denied the right to call witnesses at a disciplinary hearing. The Court also held that the suit was not barred by the PLRA or the Heck/Edwards doctrine. A jury later ruled ...
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