U.S. appeals court: evidence due process.

• Position: Discipline

Luna v. Pico, 356 F.3d 481 (2nd Cir. 2004). A state prisoner brought a [section] 1983 action against hearing officers, alleging that they deprived him of due process in disciplinary proceedings. The district court denied cross-motions for summary judgment and the parties appealed. The appeals court reversed and remanded. The appeals court held that the hearing officers' determinations violated the prisoner's due process rights, but that the officers were entitled to qualified immunity because a...