Legal Opinion
Bulger v. United States Bureau of Prisons
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 26, 1995No. 94-41226PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Harold Bulger (“Bulger”) appeals the summary dismissal of his federal prisoner’s Bivens 1 suit. Bulger contends that he was deprived of a liberty or property interest when he was removed from his prison job. Because we determine that a prisoner has no liberty or property interest in his job assignment, we affirm.
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Bulger, a prisoner at the Texarkana Federal Correctional Institution, sued the United States Bureau of Prisons and various federal officials, alleging that he was denied due process in the manner in which he was terminated from his Federal Prison…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Moody v. DaggettSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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