Legal Opinion
Chavez v. Morris
District Court, D. Utah
Decided February 11, 1983No. C81-0941APublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT
ALDON J. ANDERSON, Chief Judge.
This case is a civil rights action filed in forma pauperis by two Utah State Prison inmates. The complaint, filed December 22, 1981, alleges that plaintiffs were denied rights of due process in connection with disciplinary proceedings at the prison arising out of a stabbing of an inmate.
Plaintiffs’ counsel has moved for summary judgment on the issue of liability only. Defendants have also moved for summary judgment. At oral argument before the magistrate, to whom the matter was referred on January 13, 1982, it was disclosed that…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- John Fulford v. Frank Klein, Etc., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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