Legal Opinion
Andrew John Walker, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. George W. Sumner, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 28, 1994No. 92-15666, 92-15737PublishedCited by 542 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We are called upon to consider unusual issues surrounding an inmate’s claim that he was placed into disciplinary segregation without a hearing in violation of his right to procedural due process.
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Walker is a federal prisoner who at the time of the events underlying this lawsuit was housed at Nevada State Prison (“NSP”) pursuant to a reciprocal contract with federal authorities. On July 26, 1984, during a routine shakedown, Correction Officer Gurries found in Walker’s cell a knife that had apparently been made inside the prison. Walker contends that the knife was…
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