Legal Opinion · Dissent
Casteel v. Kolb
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided April 22, 1993No. 92-0519Published
1DissentSundby, J.
This appeal presents an ironic paradox. Wisconsin Adm. Code ch. DOC 303 was adopted to comply with the mandate of the United States Supreme Court in Wolff v. McDonnell, 418 U.S. 539 (1974). The Wolff Court made clear that disciplinary proceedings to which inmates are subjected must meet constitutional standards regarding due process: "There is no iron curtain drawn between the Constitution and the prisons of this country." Id. at 555-56. If the Department of Health and Social Services had not adopted chapter DOC 303, Casteel would have stated a claim against the respondent corrections…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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