[0] U.S. District Court: RETALIATION.

Hunter v. Heath, 95 F.Supp.2d 1140 (D.Or. 2000). A prison inmate brought an action under [sections] 1983 for unlawfully terminating his prison job/assignment as an inmate legal assistant. The district court found that while the inmate's removal did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment, or that the prisoner's expectation of keeping a specific prison job--or any job--did not implicate a property or liberty interest, the true motivation for removing the prisoner from his job was not yet determined. The prisoner bad alleged that his removal was in retaliation for filing grievances complaining that prison officials were impeding his ability to effectively perform his duties as an inmate legal assistant. (Snake River Correctional Institution, Oregon)