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Shorter v. Lawson

INNDDecember 5, 2005No. 2:05-cv-00458Cited 2 times
DismissedSt. Joseph County Jail

Case Details

Judge(s)
Allen Sharp
Nature of Suit
442 Civil rights jobs
Status
Published
Procedural Posture
motion to dismiss
State
Indiana
Circuit
7th Circuit

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

Wrongful TerminationHostile Work Environment

Outcome

The court dismissed the prisoner's § 1983 complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, finding that allegations of verbal abuse, harassment, cell searches, property confiscation, segregation placement, and forced wearing of orange jumpsuit did not violate constitutional rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.

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