Legal Opinion
Braxton v. Carlson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 27, 1973No. 72-1491PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal by six prisoners in a federal penitentiary presents to this court for the first time the question of the extent of the procedural hearing rights to which prisoners are constitutionally entitled when they are disciplined. Although we have held prisoners are entitled in certain circumstances to a hearing before being disciplined,1 we have not previously been called upon to determine the extent of due process which must be accorded in that hearing. In the case sub judice, Judge Muir of the United States District Court for the Middle District…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Sostre v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Landman v. RoysterDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Avant v. CliffordSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
- Joel Meyers v. Noah Alldredge, Warden, United States Penitentiary at Lewisburg, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Helms v. HewittCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Johnson v. AndersonDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1974
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