Jordan Andrew JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
George T. SOLOMON, Director of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety; W. David Guice, Commissioner of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety; Frank L. Perry, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety; Randy S. Mull, Disciplinary Hearing Officer for the North Carolina Department of Public Safety; Mike Ball, Superintendent of Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution; Jason M. Penland, Assistant Superintendent for Programs of Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution; Gregory P. Taylor, Assistant Superintendent for Custody and Operations of Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution; Tim Laughrun, Classification Coordinator of Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution; Renae Reel, Captain designated Officer-in-Charge of Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution; Bondy Carroll, Correctional Sergeant for the Avery Unit of Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution; Marty Cooper; Gilbert Lewis; Stephen P. Carpenter; Scotty Lowery; Joseph Buchanan; John Doe, Captain or Lieutenant designated Officer-in-Charge of Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution, Defendants-Appellees, and
FNU Williams, Inmate Grievance Examiner for the North Carolina Department of Public Safety; Elizabeth D. Wallace, Inmate Grievance Examiner for the North Carolina Department of Public Safety; Jasmine Belyeu, Inmate Grievance Examiner for the North Carolina Department of Public Safety; Jonnita Baker, Inmate Grievance Examiner for the North Carolina Department of Public Safety; Jeffrey A. Daniels, Western Region Security Coordinator of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety; Brian Watson, Special Affairs Captain of Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution; Adrian Z. Crowe, Unit Manager for the Avery Unit of Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution; Bryan Dale Johnson, Unit Manager for the Watauga Unit of Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution; FNU Cornett, Unit Manager for Yancey Unit of Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution; James C. Waldroop, Assistant Unit Manager for the Avery Unit of Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution; Robin Hudgins, Assistant Unit Manager for Watauga Unit of Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution; Mark Randall Geouge, Assistant Unit Manager for Yancey Unit of Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution; Tyler Stockton, Correctional Officer for the Avery Unit of Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution; FNU Banks, Correctional Officer for the Avery Unit of Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution; FNU Ball, Correctional Officer for the Avery Unit of Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution, Defendants.
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Argued: October 31, 2023.
Decided: January 3, 2024.