Opinion ID: 424928
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Plaintiff Armstrong

Text: 22 On February 9, 1980, Jeffrey Armstrong was charged in a resident disciplinary report with cursing and grabbing a guard in violation of A.R. 804 Secs. (II)(A)-(1), (2), (4), (5) & (6). 23 The Adjustment Committee found Armstrong guilty and sentenced him to thirty days in segregation and a six-month demotion to C-grade status. The Committee, in the section Basis for Decision/Evidence Relied Upon, wrote: Based on all available evidence, including the residents statements, the Adjustment Committee is convinced the resident is guilty of disregarding a prison rule, disrespect, cursing, and assaulting an employee by grabbing the employees arm. 24 Armstrong testified that his proper requests for witnesses were denied. In the section Witnesses Called, the Committee wrote: Witnesses were requested by the resident, however, based on the residents testimony, the Adjustment Committee is of the opinion the witnesses could offer no pertinent information or testimony to the situation.The jury awarded Armstrong $1,500 compensatory damages for denial of Armstrong's request to call witnesses and inadequate summaries of the evidence and reasons for the Committee decision.