Morris v. Glenn’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““In Ex parte Weeks, 611 So.2d 259 (Ala. 1992), our supreme court explained: “ ‘Procedural due process, as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitutioh and Article I, § 6, of the Alabama Constitution of 1901, broadly speaking, contemplates the rudimentary requirements of fair play, which include a fair and open hearing before a legally constituted court or other authority, with notice and the opportunity to present evidence and argument, representation by counsel, if desired, and information as to the claims of the opposing party, with reasonable opportunity to controvert them.’ “611 So.2d at 261. The right to be heard and to present objections ‘has little reality or worth unless one is informed that the matter is pending and can choose for himself whether to appear or default, acquiesce or contest.’ Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., 339 U.S. 306, 314 , 70 S.Ct. 652 , 94 L.Ed.2d 865 (1950). “To satisfy constitutional standards, notice must be ‘reasonably calculated, under all the circumstances, to apprise interested parties of the pendency of the action and afford them an opportunity to present their objections.’ Id. Notice must also be ‘of such nature as reasonably to convey the required information,’ and ‘it must afford a reasonable time for those interested to make their appearance.’ Id. Whether the notice be ‘ “that an action has commenced or that the moving party has added a new or additional claim for relief ..., the need for notice”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Holt v. Limestone County Department of Human Resources