Legal Opinion
Phillip Wallace v. Merle Dean Robinson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 9, 1991No. 88-1806PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
We took this case in banc to resolve a conflict within the circuit. Castaneda v. Henman, 914 F.2d 981, 984 (7th Cir.1990), holds that a regulation allowing prison officials discretion to act for any reason except discipline does not establish a liberty or property interest for the purpose of the due process clause. An earlier case, Abdul-Wadood v. Duckworth, 860 F.2d 280, 284-85 & n. 7 (7th Cir.1988), implies a contrary answer, which the panel in this case turned into a holding, 914 F.2d 869, 873-75 (7th Cir.1990). We conclude that a rule giving prison officials…
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