Legal Opinion
Raynes v. Department of Corrections
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 14, 2010No. Docket: Kno-09-611PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶ 1] Pursuant to 5 M.R.S. § 11008 (2009) and M.R. Civ. P. 80C(m), Byron N. Raynes, an inmate at the Maine State Prison, appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Knox County, Hjelm, J.) affirming the Department of Corrections’ denial of his grievance challenging the loss of his “grandfathered” property pursuant to a prison policy, 1A C.M.R. 03 201 010-32, -53 to -54 §§ 20.1(VT)(E)(7), 29.1(VI)(A)(7) (2006), after Raynes admitted to certain disciplinary violations. Raynes contends that the Department: (1) incorrectly concluded that only a disciplinary appeal — not a grievance — could…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Duncan v. UlmerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1963
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