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Florida Prisoner’s Retaliation Claim Reinstated

Loaded on Nov. 15, 2011

Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Retaliatory Discipline, False Charges (Disciplinary Hearings). Location: Florida.

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a Florida prisoner’s civil rights action alleging retaliation and due process violations. The Florida federal district court dismissed the action during the initial screening state, finding that prisoner Glenn Smith failed to state a claim.

Smith claimed that he was ...

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