U.S. Appeals Court: LIBERTY INTEREST LENGTH DUE PROCESS.

Tellier v. Fields, 230 F.3d 502 (2nd Cir. 2000). A prisoner who was confined in administrative detention for 514 days brought a Bivens action against federal prison officials alleging violation of his due process rights. The district court denied summary judgment for the defendants and the appeals court affirmed. The appeals court held that a federal prison regulation concerning administrative detention orders created a liberty interest, protected by procedural due process. The regulation...