United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 21-2860 DAVID A. SCHLEMM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRENDAN PIZZALA, JAY VAN LANEN, and MICHAEL DONOVAN, Defendants-Appellees. ____________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. No. 2:19-cv-00266 — Nancy Joseph, Magistrate Judge. ____________________

ARGUED JANUARY 25, 2024 — DECIDED MARCH 5, 2024 ____________________

Before HAMILTON, BRENNAN, and KIRSCH, Circuit Judges. KIRSCH, Circuit Judge. On December 20, 2012, Brendan Piz- zala, a correctional officer at Green Bay Correctional Institu- tion, conducted a random search of inmate David Schlemm’s cell. During the search, Pizzala found and confiscated a zip- lock bag containing sage. At correctional officer Jay Van Lanen’s direction, Pizzala consulted with Michael Donovan, the prison chaplain, about the bag to determine if it was 2