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111845P.pdf 08/29/2012 Wallace Beaulieu v. Cal Ludeman
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 11-1845
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis
[PUBLISHED] [Smith, Author, with Riley, Chief Judge, and Colloton,
Circuit Judge]
Civil case - Civil Rights. In this suit challenging various practices and
policies at the Minnesota Sex Offender Program, the district court did not
err in finding that the record did not establish that two of the plaintiffs
were transferred to the Annex portion of the facility in retaliation for
filing suits against defendants; record did not support claim that plaintiff
Beaulieu was transferred for retaliatory purposes; unclothed full body
search policy was not unreasonable; policy of using full restraints for
transporting patients was reasonable and a proper exercise of officials'
professional judgment; policy limiting size of TVs patients could keep in
their rooms was justified by patient safety and facility security concerns;
mail policy upheld; telephone policy does not violate the plaintiffs'
constitutional rights; challenges to double-bunking, shower arrangements
and bathroom sanitation rejected; limits on access to legal research and
writing computers did not impact plaintiffs' property or liberty interests.