1st Amendment Violation

By: Derek Hawkins//August 31, 2020//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Monwell Douglas v. Faith Reeves

Case No.: 18-2588

Officials: FLAUM, HAMILTON, and ST. EVE, Circuit Judges.

Focus: 1^st Amendment Violation

In this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff Monwell Douglas, an Indiana prisoner, claims that defendant Faith Reeves, his casework manager, retaliated against him for activity protected by the First Amendment. Douglas asserts that after he successfully appealed a prison disciplinary sanction, Reeves punished him for taking the appeal by refusing to restore benefits he had lost as a result of discipline. The district court granted summary judgment to Reeves. We affirm because no reasonable jury could conclude that Reeves inflicted deprivations on Douglas likely to deter a person of ordinary firmness from engaging in First Amendment activity.

Affirmed

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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