Altizer v. Paderick

The appellant a state prisoner, complains that his removal as an inmate counselor by the prison officials, without a fact finding hearing, was violative of his due process rights. The district court dismissed his action and we affirm.

It is well settled that federal courts do not occupy “the role of super wardens of state penal institutions” (Cooper v. Riddle (4th Cir. 1976) 540 F.2d 731, 732), and “do not sit to supervise state prisons” (Meachum v. Fano (1976) 427 U.S. 215, 229, 96 S.Ct. 2532, 2540, 49 L.Ed.2d 451). In *813particular, the classifications and work assignments of prisoners in such…