Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Dappolonia v. Board of Chiropractic Examiners
434 U.S. 1056
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1978-02-21
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- approving district court's finding of a liberty interest in state rules, practices and procedures
- affirming sub. nom. Wright v. Enomoto (U.S.D.C., N.D., Calif.) 462 F.Supp. 397 (1976)
- administrative regulations created a liberty interest before inmate could be confined in maximum security
- inmate had interest, conferred by statewide regulation and protected by due process, in not being confined in maximum security segregation for administrative reasons unless found, for clearly documented reasons, to come within standard set by state rules
- establishing seventy-two hour period for segregation pending disciplinary hearing
Citator
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