Scott v. Churchill.

• Position: GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES, PRISONER - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

RETALIATION

Scott v. Churchill, 377 F.3d 565 (6th Cir. 2004). A state prisoner brought a [section] 1983 action against prison employees, alleging retaliatory conduct in violation of his First Amendment rights. The prisoner had submitted a grievance against the guard. The district court granted summary judgment for a guard and the prisoner appealed. The appeals court reversed and remanded. The district court denied the guard qualified immunity on remand and he appealed. The appeals court held that the guard's filing of a major misconduct ticket against the prisoner, in...