Ronald L. Jordan v. Travis Jones, Sgt. B. Worthy, & Lt. Matthew Hensley, 625 F.2d 750 (6th Cir. 1980). · Go Syfert
Ronald L. Jordan v. Travis Jones, Sgt. B. Worthy, & Lt. Matthew Hensley, 625 F.2d 750 (6th Cir. 1980). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“. . . three days separation of plaintiff from the prison population and its normal privileges while restricted to his own cell, do not present a federal constitutional issue.”
5 citation events across 4 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: O'Callaghan v. Anderson (pamd, 1981-04-08)
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discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) O'Callaghan v. Anderson
M.D. Penn. · 1981 · signal: see also · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
. . . three days separation of plaintiff from the prison population and its normal privileges while restricted to his own cell, do not present a federal constitutional issue.
cited Cited "see" May v. Baldwin
D. Or. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
See Jordan v. Jones, 625 F.2d 750 (6th Cir.1980) (holding that confining a prisoner to his own cell for three days does not present a federal constitutional issue); Anderson, 45 F.3d at 1045 .
cited Cited "see" Herbert Giles-El v. M. Larabell, N. Reeves, Jerry Kamerschen, Earl James
6th Cir. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See Jordan v. Jones, 625 F.2d 750, 751 (6th Cir.1980).
discussed Cited "see" Messere v. Commissioner of Correction
Mass. App. Ct. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See Jordan v. Jones, 625 F.2d 750, 750-751 (6th Cir. 1980) (three days of “top lock” isolation imposed on the plaintiff as a penalty for failure to stop playing cards when he was told to do so did not raise a constitutional issue even though it involved the plaintiff’s separation from the prison population and the cessation of normal privileges); Greene v. Secretary of Pub.
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Ronald L. JORDAN, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Travis JONES, Sgt. B. Worthy, and Lt. Matthew Hensley, Defendants-Appellees
79-1480.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Jul 17, 1980.
625 F.2d 750
Ronald L. Jordan, Jackson, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant., Frank J. Kelley, Atty. Gen., Robert A. Derengoski, Sol. Gen., Lansing, Mich., for defendants-appellees.
Edwards, Phillips, Peck.
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Citer courts: M.D. Pennsylvania (1)
PER CURIAM.

This is a pro se appeal by appellant Jordan from the action of the District Court dismissing his civil rights action under § 1983. Judge Joiner held on uncontested facts that defendant’s motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(5) should be granted since appellant’s complaint failed to state a claim under which relief could be granted.

Essentially, plaintiff asserted that he was subjected to three days of “top-lock” isolation as a penalty for failing to stop playing cards when ordered to do so by a corrections officer at the State Prison of Southern Michigan. His complaint sought $50.00 of compensatory damages for each day of confinement to his cell. He also sought punitive damages of $150,000 against the corrections officer who brought the charge and the hearing officer who found him guilty of disobeying a direct order and ordered the penalty of three days of “top-lock” confinement with credit for the three days already served.

We believe that the holding of Wolff v. McDonnell, 418 U.S. 539, 94 S.Ct. 2963, 41 L.Ed.2d 935 (1974) serves to bar any cause of action for plaintiff in relation to his due process claims pertaining to the hearing officer. Further, the three days separation of plaintiff from the prison population and its normal privileges while re[*751] stricted to his own cell, do not present a federal constitutional issue. See Wolff v. McDonnell, 418 U.S. 539, 94 S.Ct. 2963, 41 L.Ed.2d 935 (1974) and Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520, 99 S.Ct. 1861, 60 L.Ed.2d 447 (1979).

The judgment of the District Court is affirmed.