Legal Opinion
Delbert Kaahanui Wakinekona v. Antone Olim, Edith M. Wilhelm, John Smythe, Winton Leong and Edwin Shimoda
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 27, 1981No. 78-3092PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge.
In August 1976, Delbert Kaahanui Wakinekona sought to challenge his transfer from Hawaii State Prison to Folsom State Prison in California. Wakinekona sued in the Federal District Court for the District of Hawaii under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that he was transferred in violation of the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment. The district court dismissed his complaint, holding that the Hawaii statutes and regulations governing prison transfers did not create a substantive liberty interest protected by the due process clause. Wakinekona appealed the resulting…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Vitek v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States Ex Rel. Accardi v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Gibson v. BerryhillSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Olim v. WakinekonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Frank Haygood v. Evelle J. Younger, and Harold Cranke and Benjamin SeymourCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Shango v. JurichCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Francis Nolan Augustine v. John Doe, Deputy Sheriff, Lafayette ParishCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Robins v. HarumCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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