Legal Opinion
Clutchette v. Procunier
District Court, N.D. California
Decided June 21, 1971No. C-70 2497PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ZIRPOLI, District Judge.
This civil action is brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 to seek relief for state prisoners from alleged deprivation of their constitutional rights secured by the due process and equal protection clauses of the 14th amendment by state prison officials in prison disciplinary hearings. More specifically, they allege that the procedures by which charges of violations of prison rules are adjudicated do not contain sufficient due process safeguards, consistent with the nature of the potential punishment, to meet the standards of the 14th…
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3Cited by97 opinions
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