GOMEZ v. GRAVES

No. 02-1646SI.

323 F.3d 610 (2003)

Juan GOMEZ, Appellant, v. L.W. GRAVES, Jr., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 13, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip B. Mears, argued, Iowa City, IA, for appellant.

H. Loraine Wallace, argued, Asst. Atty. Gen., Des Moines, IA, for appellee.

Before BOWMAN, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, and BYE, Circuit Judges.


RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Juan Gomez is before this Court arguing that his due-process rights were violated when he lost 365 days of good time after being found guilty of assaulting another inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary. The crux of his argument is that he was guilty only of fighting, not assault. Because he maintains that fighting is a lesser offense,1 he believes he should have received a less severe sanction. We reject...

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