Jones v. Holvey

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Chief Judge.

Appellant Keith' Jones, who is currently incarcerated at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, filed this complaint in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking a declaratory judgment and damages for violation of his constitutional rights. Jones named as defendants six employees of the New Jersey Department of Corrections. The gravamen of Jones’s claim is that his right to due process was denied in connection with a prison disciplinary charge for which he was originally adjudged guilty and served time…