BROWN v. PLAUT

No. 96-7027.

131 F.3d 163 (1997)

Ernest BROWN, Appellant, v. William M. PLAUT, Associate Director for Institutions of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 16, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Schember, Washington, DC, argued the causes and filed the briefs for appellant. Alake Johnson-Ford, Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

Mary L. Wilson, Assistant Corporation Counsel, Washington, DC, argued the cause for the District of Columbia, with whom Jo Anne Robinson, Interim Corporation Counsel, Washington, DC, at the time the brief was filed, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, Washington, DC, were on the brief.

Jonathan J. Frankel, Washington, DC, argued the cause for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area, with whom Stephen H. Sachs and Arthur B. Spitzer, Washington, DC, were on the brief.

Before: WALD, HENDERSON and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

WALD, Circuit Judge:

This case and its companion James Neal v. District of Columbia were argued on the same day and before the same panel because they raise similar issues.

Ernest Brown ("Brown"), a former inmate of the District of Columbia's (the "District's") prison at Lorton, seeks damages from the District for placing him in administrative segregation, a form of custody for prisoners who...

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