United States Seventh Circuit

An allegation that a transfer to a maximum security prison was in retaliation for successfully suing the prison is "harassment made possible by the correctional environment," and thus subject to the exhaustion requirement of 42 USC 1997e(a).

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/11/2001
• Decided 08/15/2001
• Published 08/15/2001

Judges

• CUDAHY, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and CUDAHY and POSNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David J. Harth (argued), Heller, Ehrman, White & McAulifee, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James E. Doyle (argued), Office of the Atty. Gen., Wis. Dept. of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.