U.S. Appeals Court: DUE PROCESS.

• Position: Brief Article

U.S. v. Chappel, 208 F.3d 1069 (8th Cir. 2000). An inmate challenged disciplinary actions in a [sections] 1983 suit. The district court dismissed the case and the inmate appealed. The appeals court reversed and remanded, finding that the district court erred in dismissing the inmate's denial-of-due-process claim. The appeals court noted that a challenge to a disciplinary hearing that alleged errors in procedure, not challenging the result, was cognizable under [sections] 1983. The inmate...