Parker v. Oregon State Correctional Institution

Petitioner, an inmate at the Oregon State Penitentiary, seeks review of an order finding him guilty of making false statements to staff members and of conspiring to promote and engage in disruptive behavior. He argues that the hearings officer’s reliance on statements of a confidential informant violated both his rights to due process under the Fourteenth Amendment and the administrative rules governing disciplinary proceedings. It is apparent, however, on the face of the hearings officer’s report, that the hearings officer did not rely on information provided by a confidential informant in…