CHANEY v. RENTERIA

No. 94-2557.

203 Wis.2d 310 (1996)

554 N.W.2d 503

Tony CHANEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rudy RENTERIA, Sgt. Sweeney, Officer Otto, Officer Delvaux, Officer Hammond and Pharis Brooks, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided July 2, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiff-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of James M. Brennan and Elizabeth L.R. Donley of Quarles & Brady of Milwaukee. There was oral argument by James M. Brennan.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of James E. Doyle, attorney general, and Richard A. Perkins, assistant attorney general. There was oral argument by Richard A. Perkins.

Before Anderson, P.J., Brown and Nettesheim, JJ.


BROWN, J.

This is a "prisoners' rights" case. Tony Chaney sued several of his guards, who we collectively refer to as "the State," claiming that they breached his due process rights when they kept him in adjustment segregation for twelve days longer than they were supposed to. Chaney challenges the circuit court's finding that he did not suffer any tangible harm and its decision to grant summary judgment to the State.<...

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