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- Title: Caldwell v. Miller
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Release Date : January 08, 1986
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 78 KB
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The plaintiff, an inmate incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary at Marion, Illinois, brought this suit in federal district court challenging restrictions imposed by, and conditions of confinement resulting from, a "lockdown" of that facility instituted on October 28, 1983. The primary questions presented in this appeal are whether the lockdown restrictions impermissibly burden his right to free exercise of religion resulted in conditions of confinement that constitute cruel and unusual punishment, violate his right of access to the courts, whether the prolonged imposition of the lockdown without an opportunity for him to challenge it violated his right to due process of law, and whether his personal legal and religious books were confiscated without due process. The district court granted the respondent prison officials motion for summary judgment as to all claims. For the reasons stated below, we will affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.