Legal Opinion
Michael Dilworth v. Captain Adams
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 7, 2016No. 15-6910PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge HARRIS wrote the opinion, in which Judges WILKINSON and MOTZ joined.
PAMELA HARRIS, Circuit Judge:
In 2013, Michael Anthony Dilworth was a pretrial detainee at North Carolina’s New Hanover County Detention Facility. While awaiting trial, Dilworth spent a total of 85 days in disciplinary segregation as punishment for two disciplinary infractions, one arising from an altercation with another prisoner and one from an altercation with correctional officers. Dilworth was not afforded a hearing in connection with either of…
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