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Title: Lewis v. Smith
Author : Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Release Date : January 19, 1988
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 48 KB

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In this case, we affirm the district court's $500 damage award in favor of Charles Lewis, compensating him for injuries caused by a procedural due process violation by his prison officers. Lewis, an Alabama prisoner, filed this pro se section 1983 action against prison officials Mark Smith, Freddie Smith, and Arnold Holt. He alleged that they violated his procedural due process rights in connection with a prison disciplinary hearing for the possession of contraband. The decision that Lewis was guilty of possessing contraband was made by defendant Mark Smith, Chairman of the Prison Disciplinary Committee. On appeal, the decision was approved by defendant Arnold Holt, Director of the Work-Release Center. The appeal of Holt's approval of this decision was denied by defendant Freddie Smith, the Prison Commissioner.