Legal Opinion
Michael A. Bolden, Sr. v. Al Alston, Superintendent, Lincoln Correctional Facility, Nathaniel Hayes, Sergeant and Edward Kirkland, Sergeant
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 28, 1987No. 298, Docket 86-2219PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This interlocutory appeal, challenging the denial of qualified immunity, concerns the procedural due process rights to which a state inmate is entitled in prison disciplinary proceedings. Three New York prison officials appeal from an order of the District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Mark A. Costantino, Judge) denying their immunity defense and holding them liable for failure to accord Michael Bolden due process of law in two prison hearings. For reasons that follow, we reverse and direct entry of judgment for the defendants.
Background
The prison…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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