Hartlieb v. Oregon State Correctional Institution

A prison disciplinary order found petitioner guilty of assault based on his participation in a fist fight and, among other things, ordered him to pay "restitution” in a set amount, which was about 60 percent of the medical bills incurred in the treatment of petitioner’s injuries from the fight. Petitioner challenges the "restitution” component of the disciplinary order, relying on the following administrative rule:

"(3) The disciplinary committee may impose remedial treatment and/or disciplinary sanctions.

"(4) The disciplinary committee may impose disciplinary sanctions of the following order:

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