U.S. Appeals Court: DISCIPLINE.DeWalt v. Carter, 224 F.3d 607 (7th Cir. 2000). A prisoner brought a [sections] 1983 action against correctional employees for alleged violations of his constitutional rights. The district court dismissed the complaint. The appeals court affirmed af·firm v. af·firmed, af·firm·ing, af·firms v.tr. 1. To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true. 2. To support or uphold the validity of; confirm. v.intr. in part, and reversed and remanded in part. The appeals court held that the prisoner could base a [sections] 1983 claim on his loss of his prison job and the prisoner stated a claim for violation of his constitutional rights based on the loss of his job. The appeals court also held that the prisoner stated a viable claim for retaliation RETALIATION. The act by which a nation or individual treats another in the same manner that the latter has treated them. For example, if a nation should lay a very heavy tariff on American goods, the United States would be justified in return in laying heavy duties on the manufactures and by alleging that officials acted to have him removed from his job after he filed a grievance griev·ance n. 1. a. An actual or supposed circumstance regarded as just cause for complaint. b. A complaint or protestation based on such a circumstance. See Synonyms at injustice. 2. against an officer. (Dixon Correctional Center, Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. ) |
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