Barber v. Wall.

• Position: Cases of restitution - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

RESTITUTION

Barber v. Wall, 66 Fed.Appx. 215 (1st Cir. 2003). [unpublished] A prisoner brought an action alleging that a debit from his prison account, taken to satisfy restitution orders entered against him by a prison disciplinary review board for destruction of government property, violated due process and equal protection. The district court dismissed the action and the appeals court affirmed. The appeals court held that the debit did not violate due process, where...