Wilhelm v. Gray

KAUGER, Justice,

with whom DOOLIN, C.J., and OPALA, J. join, dissenting.

The issues fully briefed and presented on appeal are: 1) Whether the relief provided by 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1981)1 may be pursued without recourse to, or exhaustion of, state remedies; 2) Whether the existence of a meaningful state post-deprivation hearing bars the institution of a § 1983 action; and 3) Whether, under the rationale of Parratt v. Taylor, 451 U.S. 527, 101 S.Ct. 1908, 68 L.Ed.2d 420 (1981), Daniels v. Williams, 474 U.S. 327, 106 S.Ct. 662, 88 L.Ed.2d 662 (1986); Davidson v. Cannon, 474 U.S. 344, 106 S.Ct. 668,…