May, Floyd v. Libby, Jack’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. · Turner v. Safley · Lewis Director Arizona Department of Corrections v. Casey · Thornburgh v. Abbott · James Alexander Director Alabama Department of Public Safetys v. Martha Sandoval
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“on these facts we cannot conclude that it was unreasonable for the defendants to view the seemingly utterly gratuitous copy of May’s letter as a veiled threat. See generally Koutnik v. Brown, 456 F.3d 777, 785 (7th Cir.2006) (explaining that we owe substantial deference to the professional judgments of prison administrators).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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