Muhammad v. Carlson

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

Imam ’Shahid Muhammad (“Muhammad”), a prisoner at the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri (“MCFP”), appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his pro se complaint, arguing that medical regulations governing his placement in the AIDS2 unit at MCFP endowed him with a “liberty interest” under the Due Process Clause of the Constitution. Because we believe that Muhammad asserts an interest too insubstantial to trigger due process protection, we affirm the district court’s dismissal of his complaint.

I. BACKGROUND.

Muhammad, a prisoner at…