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$4,000 Paid for Retaliation Claim
In April 1993, a Nevada prisoner sent a letter critical of a prison official to a local newspaper. When
prison officials learned of it, the warden disciplined the prisoner, subjecting him to five days of
disciplinary detention and certain privileges were revoked, The prisoner's suit alleged that
retaliation violated his free speech rights. A jury in 1997awarded the prisoner $4,000. See: Tragale
v. Scheel, 1997 WL 95633,
prison officials learned of it, the warden disciplined the prisoner, subjecting him to five days of
disciplinary detention and certain privileges were revoked, The prisoner's suit alleged that
retaliation violated his free speech rights. A jury in 1997awarded the prisoner $4,000. See: Tragale
v. Scheel, 1997 WL 95633,
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Related legal case
Tragale v. Scheel
| Year | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Cite | 1997 WL 95633 |
| Level | District Court |
| Conclusion | Jury Verdict |
| Attorney Fees | 0 |
| Damages | 4000 |
| Injunction Status | N/A |