Legal Opinion
Dickerson v. Warden
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided August 27, 1980No. Docket 46384PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtV. J. Brennan, J.
Chester G. Dickerson and Oscar J. Pratt, inmates of the Marquette Branch Prison, appeal from the circuit court’s dismissal of their "order for show cause” which alleged, pursuant to 42 USC 1983, a denial of Federal constitutional rights under color of state law. The plaintiffs claim that they were reclassified to a more restrictive inmate status without being afforded an opportunity to present proof to dispute the charges which served as the basis for their reclassification.
The incident which led to the reclassification occurred on June 6, 1978, when the plaintiffs were visited by Barbara…
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3Cited by34 opinions
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