Westefer v. Neal

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Prisoners
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 10-2957
Decision Date: 
June 6, 2012
Federal District: 
S.D. Ill.
Holding: 
Vacated and remanded
In action by plaintiffs-class of prison inmates challenging procedures used by defendants to assign prisoners to Tamms super-max prison, Dist. Ct. erred in entering injunction that incorporated highly specific notice and hearing system that allowed inmates to contest said assignments. Under Prison Litigation Reform Act, any injunctive relief to remedy due process violation must be narrowly drawn, and inmates were entitled to only informal procedures to seek review of certain decisions made by prison officials.