Tilmon v. Prator.

• Position: PRETRIAL DETENTION - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

DISCIPLINE

PRE-SENTENCE DETAINEES

Tilmon v. Prator, 368 F.3d 521 (5th Cir. 2004). A prisoner brought a civil rights action alleging due process violations in connection with prison disciplinary proceedings. The district court dismissed the action for failure to state a claim and the prisoner appealed. The appeals court affirmed, finding that a prisoner who has been convicted but who has not yet been sentenced has the same status as a sentenced prisoner for the purposes of analyzing whether the prisoner has a liberty interest in having certain procedural...