In an action for unlawfully opening a prisoner’s legal mail, the denial of Defendants’ motion for summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds is affirmed, where there was an issue of fact as to whether prison staff opened certain items, and whether they acted in disregard of prison regulations.
Read Merriweather v. Zamora, No. 08-1570
Appellate Information
Argued and Submitted: December 5, 2008
Decided and Filed: June 24, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Gibbons
Counsel
For Appellants:
Michael E. Robinson, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Thomas M. Bondy, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC
For Appellee:
Robert Merriweather, Aurora, IL, pro se.
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