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Summary Judgment on Retaliation
Loaded on July 15, 1990
published in Prison Legal News
July, 1990, page 5
Summary Judgment On Retaliation
Filed under:
Retaliation for Litigating,
Retaliation for Filing Grievances,
Disciplinary Hearings,
Retaliatory Discipline,
Summary Judgment.
Location:
Kansas.
The prisoner's appearance in court was a protected activity, and prison disciplinary action, taken immediately upon his return from court, provided circumstantial evidenced that prison officials retaliated against him for the exercise of his right of access to the courts.
The court cited numerous cases in …
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