Navejar was found guilty of four disciplinary charges stemming from the incident his appeal and grievance claiming excessive force were denied. A doctor later concluded, after administering X-rays, that Navejar suffered only bruises and scratches. Glen Elberson removed him and told him that he was being transferred to the Pontiac Correctional Center. The next morning Navejar was in the medical unit awaiting examination when Lt. Guards then left Navejar in a segregation cell for a half-hour, screaming in pain, before allowing him to wash off the pepper spray. Michael Grant.Īfter Navejar was dragged along the floor and carried down some stairs, Iyiola again pepper-sprayed him. Navejar testified that Iyiola kicked him in the forehead near his eye and an unidentified guard stomped his head against the ground. From that point on, the facts were disputed. Iyiola and other guards wrestled Navejar to the ground and handcuffed him. Navejar disobeyed the order, became belligerent and punched Iyiola in the face. Akinola Iyiola for violating prison rules that prohibit prisoners being transported from stopping to speak to other prisoners. While at the Stateville Correctional Center in 2008, prisoner Eduardo Navejar was ordered out of the cafeteria line by Lt. The appellate court further found the prisoner was prejudiced by the refusal to recruit counsel. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that an Illinois federal district court, like many federal courts in Northern Illinois, used an improper standard when refusing to exercise its discretion to recruit counsel for a pro se prisoner in a civil rights action. Seventh Circuit Clarifies Standard for Recruiting Counsel in Pro Se Cases Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on G+ Share with email
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