767 F. Supp. 215 - Klein v. Pyle’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 636 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Hewitt v. Helms · Meachum v. Fano · Olim v. Wakinekona · Kentucky Department of Corrections v. Thompson · Moody v. Daggett
Most-quoted passages
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“Absent a state-created liberty interest, neither a change in a prisoner's security classification, nor a prisoner's transfer from one prison to another implicates a liberty interest within the meaning of the due process clause.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Green v. Nadeau
How this case has been treated — in progress
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