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phone, and exercise in the day room. (Docket No. 36, ¶ 5.) On November 28, 2009, Riker filed an
inmate request/complaint demanding to be placed in general population, to which Sheriff Thompson
responded and advised Riker that his classification was to ensure jail security and safety and his
classification would be reviewed every ten days. (Docket No. 36, ¶¶ 6-7.)
On December 20, 2009, Riker flooded his cell and broke the seat off his desk, then pounded
the heavy metal seat against the cell door, causing jail staff to transfer him to a different cell.
(Docket No. 36, ¶ 8.) On December 29, 2009, during a meeting with a mental health worker, Riker
broke a cell door and shouted racial slurs, which were directed at other inmates. (Docket No. 36, ¶
9.) On December 31, 2009, Riker was yelling at inmates from day rooms 2 and 3, and Officer
Hernandez advised Riker to stand down. (Docket No. 36, ¶ 10.) Riker refused to stand down and
yelled to “get those niggers away from the windows” and asked Officer Hernandez for “any nigger
to kill.” (Id.) Riker also threatened to kick Officer Hernandez’s “ass.” (Id.) On January 2, 2010,
Riker threatened staff members standing guard during his shower, specifically telling Sergeant
Gonzales that “I’m gonna catch you when you don’t have five people around you. I’m gonna
remember your face you fucking spic, and you’re gonna remember mine.” (Docket No. 36, ¶ 11.)
On January 6, 2010, Riker forced his solid cell door open by kicking the door with such
force that the welds broke, and was then able to push the lower portion from its track, allowing him
to exit the cell. (Docket No. 36, ¶ 12.) After exiting the cell, Riker used a metal electrical junction
box he pried from the wall to break six cell windows, two day room windows, and nine light
fixtures, depriving the jail of the use of eight cells for approximately one month. (Id.) That same
day, command staff met to formulate an action plan for safely housing Riker to prevent further
damage to the facility but in a manner in which he would not be able to carry out his threats.
(Docket 36, ¶ 13.) At the meeting, the command staff decided Riker needed to be housed by himself
in a modified cell and two man day room on administrative segregation status for safety and

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If the moving party meets its burden, the nonmoving party then has the burden to present
specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue of material fact. Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co.,
Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 U.S. 574, 586-87 (1986).
III. FACTS
According to the defendants’ submissions in support of summary judgment, which Riker has
failed to appropriately contest, Riker was booked in to the Racine County Jail on November 11,
2009, being held on numerous felony charges including multiple counts of First Degree Recklessly
Endangering Safety, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Strangulation and Suffocation, Child
Abuse—Causing Mental Harm, and Child Abuse—Intentionally Causing Harm. (Docket No. 36,
¶1-2.) While awaiting trial, Racine County Jail staff initially housed Riker in administrative
segregation due to the potential safety and security threat he posed within the jail. (Docket No. 36, ¶
3.) The Racine County Jail policy regarding administrative segregation provides that the decision to
place someone in segregation can be based on purely subjective evaluations and predictions of
future behavior or on informed predictions based on past behavior. (Docket No. 36, ¶ 25.)
Segregation is designed to help protect those threatened by the behavior of the inmate as well to
protect the inmate himself. (Id.) An inmate who displays or threatens aggressive behavior towards
staff or other inmates or has any sort of disciplinary problem may need administrative segregation.
(Id.)
Internal investigation revealed that Riker subscribed to a white supremacist ideology, the
expression of which could pose a threat to the safety of other inmates, jail staff, or Riker himself
due to the ethnic and racial diversity of the general population. (Id ¶ 3.) Riker’s assignment to
administrative segregation was done as a precautionary measure, pursuant to jail policy, in an effort
to maintain the safety and security of the jail environment. (Docket No. 36, ¶ 4.) Inmates in
administrative segregation are allowed to have one hour per day outside their cell to shower, use the

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On January 29, 2012, the defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. (Docket No. 35).
The defendants submitted their proposed findings of fact, (Docket No. 36), and a brief in support of
the motion for summary judgment, (Docket No. 37.) Riker responded by alleging that the
defendants’ submissions are confusing and that the facts set forth in the supporting affidavits are
“falsehoods.” (Docket No. 41.)
II. SUMMARY JUDGMENT STANDARD
“The court shall grant summary judgment if the movant shows that there is no genuine
dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Fed. R.
Civ. P. 56(a); see also Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248 (1986); Celotex Corp. v.
Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 324 (1986); McNeal v. Macht, 763 F. Supp. 1458, 1460-61 (E.D. Wis. 1991).
Material facts are those facts which, under the governing substantive law, might affect the outcome
of the suit. Anderson, 477 U.S. at 248. A dispute of such material facts is “genuine” if the evidence
is such that a reasonable trier of fact could find in favor of the nonmoving party. Id.
The movant bears the burden to establish that there is no genuine issue of material fact and
that he or she is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a); Adickes v. S.H. Kress
& Co., 398 U.S. 144, 159 (1970); see also Celotex Corp., 477 U.S. at 323. The moving party
satisfies its burden by demonstrating “that there is an absence of evidence to support the nonmoving
party’s case.” Celotex Corp., 477 U.S. at 325. Any doubt as to the existence of a genuine issue for
trial is resolved against the moving party. Anderson, 477 U.S. at 255; Cain v. Lane, 857 F.2d 1139,
1142 (7th Cir. 1988); Spring v. Sheboygan Area School Dist., 865 F.2d 883, 886 (7th Cir. 1989).
Further, “on summary judgment, a court can neither make a credibility determination nor choose
between competing interests.” Sarsha v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 3 F.3d 1035, 1041 (7th Cir. 1993).

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whoeveryouwantmetobe Posted 12 years, 10 months ago.   Favorite
with claims regarding his conditions of confinement and whether his due process rights were
violated. (Docket No. 13.) The court dismissed the Racine County Jail as a defendant. (Docket No.
13.)
The defendants submitted a timely answer to the complaint raising affirmative defenses.
(Docket No. 14.) Riker then submitted a request for an order setting a deadline for the defendants to
respond to his complaint. (Docket No. 19.) The court found Riker’s request moot because the
defendants had answered the complaint within the deadlines set forth in Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure. (Docket No. 20.) Riker then filed a motion for the court to order the defendants to
disclose requested discovery, alleging that his request for all e-mails regarding his 24 hour
confinement had not been met. (Docket No. 23.) Riker also submitted a request for representation
by a court appointed attorney. (Docket No. 26.) The court denied Riker’s motion to compel on the
grounds that his request for any and all e-mail messages about his 24 hour confinement over a
thirteen month period was overly broad, and a search of thirteen months of e-mails would be
burdensome. (Docket No. 27.) Further, Riker’s request for a court appointed attorney was also
denied on the basis that he failed to meet the requirement of establishing his unsuccessful attempts
to obtain legal counsel on his own, and that he demonstrated competence to represent himself.
(Docket No. 27.) Riker then filed another motion to appoint counsel, this time including evidence of
his attempts to retain representation. (Docket No. 29.) The court denied the motion, acknowledging
that even though Riker satisfied the requirement to attempt to retain counsel, assessing the nature
and difficulty of the case, he demonstrated sufficient competence to represent himself and the
appointment of counsel would not make a difference in the outcome of the case. (Docket No. 30.)
Riker requested the court reconsider based on his professed lack of legal proceedings and ability to
engage in legal research. (Docket No. 31.) The court denied Riker’s request for reconsideration.
(Docket No. 33.)

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whoeveryouwantmetobe Posted 12 years, 10 months ago.   Favorite
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
SEAN A. RIKER,
Plaintiff,
v. Case No. 10-C-906
SHERIFF ROBERT CARLSON, et al.,
Defendants.
DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR
SUMMARY JUDGMENT
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On October 13, 2010, the plaintiff, Sean A. Riker (“Riker”), proceeding pro se, filed a
complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging civil rights violations while incarcerated in the Racine
County Jail. Riker claims that Sheriff Robert Carlson (“Carlson”), Captain Douglas Wearing
(“Wearing”), Chief Deputy John Hanrahan (“Hanrahan”), Lt. Kevin Brown (“Brown”), and Sheriff
Deputy Christopher Schmaling (“Schmaling”), all of whom were persons involved in his
incarceration at the Racine County Jail, violated his right to due process by placing him in
administrative segregation and violated the constitutional prohibition against cruel and unusual
punishment in relation to his conditions of confinement. (Docket No. 1.) Riker claims that the 24
hour lockdown has resulted in multiple physical and emotional injuries. (Id.) Accompanying his
complaint was a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (Docket No. 2.) The matter was
randomly assigned to this court and the parties have consented to full jurisdiction of a magistrate
judge. (Docket Nos. 6, 15, 16.) The court screened Ricker’s complaint and permitted him to proceed

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whoeveryouwantmetobe Posted 12 years, 10 months ago.   Favorite
Sean says he loves Angel and said 143 forever baby to her above. How nice of him. Because in December of 2011 Angel committed suicide supposedly for the reason of being so heart-broken about Sean’s wrongful conviction. But in October of 2012 Sean had posted on his PrisonInmates.com website the following:
“I never through I would experience love again but now I know I will. Through this website I hope to find my soul mate and someone to grow old with. I’m a non-smoker, non-druggie and non-drinker. I’m looking for someone with intelligence, a sense of human, manners, great hygienic values and a great personality. Are you out there??? “
Sean, you one-time fiancé and love of your life killed herself for her love for you. That’s some real Romeo and Juliet type shit right there. Real deep, ya know. But less than a year later, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, you were back on the dating scene pounding the pavement and looking for a new love again. Someone killed themselves for you in an act of love and you are moving on to the next less than a year later. What the fuck does that say about you. A real genuine man like Megan likes to say, huh.

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whoeveryouwantmetobe Posted 12 years, 10 months ago.   Favorite
By the way, he’s serving life without for killing a guy who was doing what I was accused of so having him on my side speaks volumes) (NATHAN LINDELL WAS CONVICTED OF MURDING A 60 something-YEAR-OLD MAN IN HIS HOME WHILE HE SLEPT WITH HIS BROTHER AND ANOTHER MAN. THEY BURGLARIZED HIS HOME AS THEY HAD DONE PREVIOUSLY AND SET IT ON FIRE TO COVER IT UP. THE OLD MAN HAD A LARGE COIN COLLECTION. YOU SEAN RIKER ARE A LIAR. NATHAN IS NOT SOME SAINT FOR KILLING A CHILD MOLESTER. HE IS A LOW LIFE DRUG ADDICT AND PETTY THIEF WHO COMMITTED A MURDER ON A 60 YEAR OLD MAN IN HIS HOME WITH THIS THUG BROTHER AND FRIEND. FULL INFO HERE http://www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=17556 )
I no longer follow the convict code (YEAH, WE KNOW) because there’s not one to follow here in Wisconsin. I will not ask anyone for paperwork. I will not punish anyone for their alleged crimes. I will not dnothing because “Nothing” is what they will do to me. I might spend….(I DID NOT PRINT THE ADDITIONAL PAGE SO THIS ENDS HERE.)

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whoeveryouwantmetobe Posted 12 years, 10 months ago.   Favorite
I’ve been on 24 hour lock down here for almost 2 years. I have only spoken to one inmate whom I’ve come to love as a brother. When someone tries to speak to me (inmates) I have them a look that would suggest I’m looking at my skank wife eating a platter of feces. I give no one the time of day because they are all abominations of the convict code (DID YOU FORGET YOU SNITCHED AND WERE IN PROTECTIVE CUSTODY IN THE FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM AND YOU WROTE A MOTION IN FEDERAL COURT ASKING TO BE MOVED BECAUSE YOU WERE IN IMMINENT DANGER. HELLO? SEAN ARE YOU THERE? THIS IS CRAZY SHIT, YOU ARE THE ABSOLUTE DEFINITION OF A PRISON SNITCH AND YOU’RE LAMBLASTING OTHER INMATES FOR BEING AN ABOMINATION TO THE CONVICT CODE) I have never seen a weaker group of inmates with a combined unconscious mind-set. (WEAK INMATES? THEN WHY DID YOU WRITE IN A FEDERAL LAWSUIT THAT YOU NEEDED 2 MILLION DOLLARS BECAUSE YOU WERE AFRAID FOR YOUR LIFE IN WI PRISON AND YOU WERE SCARED EVERYDAY) I shouldn’t be revered (DON’T WORRY, YOU’RE NOT BY ANYONE WITH A BRAIN) I should be reviled and be asked to turn over my paperwork to see what proof I have of my innocence. But instead they worship me and give me unearned respect. In my book everyone here are lames. There’s only guy who asked me for my paperwork and that’s the guy I call my brother. He read every inch of my paperwork and wholeheartedly believes I’m innocent. He is now and advocate of my character and innocence.

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whoeveryouwantmetobe Posted 12 years, 10 months ago.   Favorite
There no one more /up’ on the world news than inmates. Before I left county jail, I was notoriously infamous celebrity even cops were in awe of me, a few asked me to write a book about my story. (BARF, THE EGO HERE IS LAUGHABLE. COPS IN AWE OF YOU. MAYBE YOUR PHYSICAL STRENGH BUT COME ON. BTW, WHERE’S THE BOOK OF YOUR LIFE. I’M SURE WE’D ALL LOVE TO SEE IT) (I did, it’s 700 pages and waiting to be put into a manuscript so I can sell it). When I left county jail I was literally secure like the fictional character Hannibal Lector and drove to “Dodge” receiving center with an escort of two cop cars with lights flashing and the coppers with ar-ig rifles on their laps. I thought it was ridiculous. Lames. When I entered dodge I was taken to the security unit. As I walked into the unit someone yelled, “That’s Sean Riker!!” In a matter of seconds everybody’s faces were in the door windows. Immediately ‘cat calls’ rang out. I was expecting death threats but only head applause, encouragement support and an exultant reverential respect. All I could do was nod like royalty and bow a little since I was trussed up like Lector. (HOW GRACIOUS OF YOU) I SPENT 21 DAYS IN DODGE WITH A STATUS LIKE Jesus Christ. They had to have known what my charges are. And yet I was God to them. I was and am inan Alien world. I was transferred to Wisconsin only supermax where the hardest of the hard core are housed. As I drove up to the supermax I said to myself that this is where I will have to fight to the death. I was processed quickly and led down a long corridor with cells lining each side. Immediately someone yelled, “Whats up Riker?!” And from there the corridor because an eacho chamger of respect for me.

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whoeveryouwantmetobe Posted 12 years, 10 months ago.   Favorite
ENTER WISCONSIN PRISON
I was going to prison with charges I had been punishing inmates for 30 years for. I was never worried because I knew I was innocent and my paperwork blatantly screams, “SET UP!”. But I have/had my back against the wall ready to fight to the death should the occasion arise. During my county jail stay, while I fought my case, I was an alleged berserker to say the least. (THAT’S PUTTING IT MIDLY. PLEASE READ FULL TRANSCRIPT ABOUT SEAN’S BEHAVIOR AT THE RACINE COUNTY JAIL HERE http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/wisconsin/wiedce/2:2010cv00906/54450/46/?1342279871 ) It’s alleged that every chance I got I was beating up cops, escaping and just plain old wreaking havoc non-stop. (NOT ALLEGED, YOU WERE CONVICTED OF ESCAPE AND THE VIDEO OF YOU ACTUALLY ESCAPING IS HERE http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/inmate-bent-steel-door-enough-to-get-out-of-cell/article_11ba6d74-023d-11df-ad48-001cc4c002e0.html ) (IF) it’s true, do you think that may be it’s because I was wrongfully accused?? (TOTALLY LEGIT ARGUMENT THERE SEAN, TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE NOW. –SARCASTIC) How would you react after beat the odds of recidivism, succeeded in life, job, had children you loved very much whom were ripped from your life dur to lies and were savagely abused at the hands of your accuser? Hmmmm? How would you react?? So while I’m in the county jail it’s alleged I’m a ‘bezerker’. Little did I know wich every incident at the county jail, the media were writing stories about me in the news and the newspapers.

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