Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit March 30, 2007, 05-1203 (Jerald Thomas v. Unknown Eby)

OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Inmate Jerald Thomas filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that a prison guard retaliated against him for exercising his First Amendment rights. The district court concluded that if Thomas won his case, the victory would shorten his period of custodial detention.