Key legal question
Whether the prison disciplinary fine for an unauthorized transaction was unlawful or arbitrary on the facts found below.
Extracted holding
The federal court found the complaints to be merely appellatory and saw no arbitrariness in the factual findings or legal assessment that the conduct constituted an unauthorized transaction between prisoners.
Extracted reasoning
The appellant did not show that the lower courts' assessment was manifestly untenable; the challenge to the findings of intent and conduct was insufficient under the strict review of factual findings.