Opinion · Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Delbert Kaahanui Wakinekona v. Antone Olim, Edith M. Wilhelm, John Smythe, Winton Leong and Edwin Shimoda

Delbert Kaahanui Wakinekona v. Antone Olim, Edith M. Wilhelm, John Smythe, Winton Leong & Edwin Shimoda, 664 F.2d 708 (9th Cir. 1981)

Type
Opinion
Court
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1981-11-27
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • held, in action pursued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, that state prisoner transfer regulations create protected liberty interest
  • as amended on denial of petition for rehearing en banc
  • prisoner transfer may involve deprivation of liberty

Citator

Delbert Kaahanui Wakinekona v. Antone Olim, Edith M. Wilhelm, John Smythe, Winton Leong and Edwin Shimoda has been questioned or limited by later authorities: relies on overruled authority: 451 U.S. 527 (overruled by Daniels v. Williams). Read them before relying on it. 53 later decisions cite it.

Authority status
caution
Cited by
53 opinions