United States Seventh Circuit

In a prisoner's suit brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against several correctional officials claiming that they retaliated against plaintiff because he tried to obtain evidence to defend himself against a disciplinary charge, dismissal of the suit is affirmed where plaintiff failed to comply with the authorized procedure for obtaining evidence to present at his disciplinary hearing, and thus, he forfeited his retaliation claim and the conduct he was punished for was unprotected.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/06/2008
• Published 02/06/2008

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, FLAUM, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ronnie V. Johnson (submitted), Danville, IL, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Evan Siegel, Sunil Bhave, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.