Foley v. Haney

OPINION

KELLER, Judge.

James Foley (Foley) appeals from the trial court’s order denying his petition for declaratory judgment. On appeal, Foley argues that he was deprived of due process by a prison hearing officer and that the trial court erred when it failed to reverse the hearing officer’s findings. The appellees have not filed a brief in response to this appeal. For the following reasons, we vacate and remand.

FACTS

On July 24, 2009, an inmate suffered severe injuries in an altercation. Following the altercation, Foley was charged with taking action that resulted in serious physical injury to…