Legal Opinion
Casey v. Lewis
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided April 30, 1993No. Civ. 90-0054 PHX CAM, 91-1808 PHX CAMPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
DUE PROCESS
MUECKE, District Judge.
Having considered the evidence presented by the parties relevant to the due process issue, the Court concludes as follows:
Background
The plaintiffs allege that defendants deliberately punish inmates using administrative segregation rather than bringing disciplinary charges, in order to circumvent the due process protection they would have to provide the prisoner if he or she were charged with a disciplinary infraction. Specifically, plaintiffs argue that defendants rely on uncorroborated confidential information to move…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Joseph Toussaint, Plaintiffs/appellees/cross-Appellants v. Daniel McCarthy Defendants/appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hook v. State of Ariz.District Court, D. Arizona · 1995
- Koch v. LewisDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2000
- Merwin Michael Hill v. State of ArizonaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995