Legal Opinion
Stephen Gerard Rodi v. Donald R. Ventetuolo
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 5, 1991No. 90-1092PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The Rhode Island Department of Corrections (DOC) has in force regulations governing disciplinary and classification procedures, familiarly known as the “Morris Rules.” This appeal requires us to consider whether the “Emergency or Temporary Provisions” of the Morris Rules (which we excerpt as an appendix and hereafter refer to as the “Emergency Provisions”), where applicable, imbue prison inmates with a liberty interest in remaining in the general prison population. We answer that question in the affirmative.
I. BACKGROUND
In this case, appellant Stephen Gerard Rodi, an…
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