Williams v. Ozmint, No. 11-6940 (4th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff, an inmate serving a life sentence, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging several constitutional violations relating to the conditions of his confinement. At issue on appeal was whether certain actions taken by prison officials after plaintiff's suspected receipt of contraband, including suspension of the inmate's visitation privileges for two years, violated his constitutional rights. The court concluded that the prison warden who imposed the challenged actions was shielded by qualified immunity from plaintiff's claim for monetary damages because, under the facts presented here, the inmate did not have a clearly established constitutional right to visitation. The court also held that because plaintiff's visitation privileges already have been restored, his request for injunctive relief must be dismissed as moot. Accordingly, the court dismissed in part and affirmed in all other respects the judgment of the district court.
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