Legal Opinion

Watkins v. Fannin

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided February 27, 2009No. 2008-CA-000170-MRPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

ACREE, Judge.

Ronald Watkins appeals, pro se, from an order of the Elliott Circuit Court dismissing his petition for declaration of rights after he alleged that prison authorities violated his due process rights during a disciplinary hearing. Because Watkins failed to name an indispensable party, we dismiss this appeal.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

Watkins, who is serving time in Little Sandy Correctional Complex (LSCC), was charged with violating a prison regulation after deliberately bumping a corrections officer with his shoulder as they were passing each other in opposite directions.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. City of Devondale v. StallingsKentucky Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Smith v. O'DEACourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1997
  4. Wilson v. RussellKentucky Supreme Court · 2005
  5. West v. GoldsteinKentucky Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by15 opinions

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  5. Alan Hummel v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2022

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