United States Eighth Circuit

In an inmate's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim, demotion to segregation and the loss of certain privileges was not an atypical and significant hardship creating a protectable constitutional liberty interest, and loss of privileges did not constitute an Eighth Amendment violation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/27/2003
• Published 02/27/2003

Judges

• BEAM, Circuit Judge., Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, BEAM and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Craig A. Barton, argued, West Springfield, MA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• C. Joseph Cordi, Jr., argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellees.