20. Good time.

U.S. District Court GOOD TIME

Hoskins v. McBride, 202 F.Supp.2d 839 (N.D.Ind. 2002). A state prisoner filed for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging revocation of earned good time credits and demotion in his credit time earning class, following a disciplinary proceeding. The district court denied the petition, finding that prison officials did not deny the prisoner due process by failing to compel witnesses to name a "certain offender" named in a tip regarding drug trafficking, nor by denying him permission to view security videos and other physical evidence. The court noted that while prisoners have the right to call witnesses to testify on their behalf at disciplinary hearings when it is consistent with institutional safety and correctional goals, but that this is not an unlimited right. (Indiana State Prison in Michigan City)

U.S. Appeals Court RESTORATION

Moffat v. Broyles, 288 F.3d 978 (7th Cir. 2002). A state prisoner who had been found guilty by prison authorities of attempted trafficking, and who lost 180 days of good time credit as a result, petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court denied the petition and the appeals court...