Legal Opinion
Edward Giovanni v. Bruce Lynn, Secretary, Department of Correction, State of Louisiana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1995No. 93-3456PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:. In this ease, we are called on to decide whether a state prisoner placed in extended lockdown for disciplinary violation after a constitutionally adequate hearing, has a protected liberty interest in being released from lockdown when the violation is administratively expunged from his record for failure of the Secretary of the state Department of Corrections to act on his appeal 'within the 120-day limit imposed by the prison disciplinary rules. We hold that no protectible liberty interest is created by this appeal procedure and therefore affirm the judgment of the…
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