Naylor v. Oregon State Penitentiary

Petitioner, an inmate at the Oregon State Penitentiary, seeks judicial review of a disciplinary order finding him guilty of conspiracy to assault another. He contends that the information submitted to corroborate the statements of the confidential informant, the only person who implicated him in the violation, was insufficient to allow the hearings officer to find that the informant was “reliable in the case at issue,” as required by OAR 291-105-041(5)(b).1 We affirm.

On the morning of September 5, 1983, Officer Slemmons was approached by an inmate, who asked for an interview request form. As…