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Disciplinary Findings Do Not Preclude Subsequent Factual Litigation; QI Denied
A Federal District Court in Michigan has held that findings made in
prisoner disciplinary hearings should not be given preclusive effect when
litigating factual issues in § 1983 claims. Qualified immunity was denied
as untimely.
Arthur Johnson claimed James Freeburn, a prison guard, threatened his life.
When Johnson complained to ...
prisoner disciplinary hearings should not be given preclusive effect when
litigating factual issues in § 1983 claims. Qualified immunity was denied
as untimely.
Arthur Johnson claimed James Freeburn, a prison guard, threatened his life.
When Johnson complained to ...
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