U.S. District Court: WITNESS RETALIATION.

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Williams v. Wilkinson 132 F.Supp.2d 601 (S.D.Ohio 2001). An inmate brought a [ss] 1983 action against correctional institution officials alleging his right to procedural due process was violated when he was not permitted to call a desired witness during his rules infraction hearing. The district court granted the inmate an injunction barring the denial of witnesses due to a belief regarding their credibility, and in drug cases, based on...