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ALEJO v. HELLER

No. 01-1573.

328 F.3d 930 (2003)

Urbano C. ALEJO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gary E. HELLER and Keith Heckler, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 13, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erik F. Dyhrkopp, Kara A. Elgersma (argued), Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

James M. Hipkiss (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Civil Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for defendants-appellees.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, COFFEY and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Prisoner-detainee Urbano C. Alejo was disciplined for failing to obey a federal correction officer's order that was issued in English. Alejo, a Spanish-speaking Cuban national, brought this Bivens-style action, alleging various denials of due process based on his nationality and ethnicity. All but one of these claims — that Alejo was unconstitutionally disciplined for his failure to obey an order he could not understand —...

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