Lekas v. Briley.

• Position: Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

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Lekas v. Briley, 405 F.3d 602 (7th Cir. 2005). A state inmate sued several prison officials under [section] 1983, alleging constitutional violations stemming from his placement and confinement in disciplinary segregation. The district court dismissed the case and the inmate appealed. The appeals court affirmed. The appeals court held that the inmate's alleged conditions of disciplinary segregation at the prison were not so atypical and significant as to...