Seehausen v. Van Buren.

• Position: DISCIPLINE - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

NOTICE

DUE PROCESS

Seehausen v. Van Buren, 243 F.Supp.2d 1165 (D.Or. 2002). A federal prisoner brought a habeas corpus claim challenging the imposition of discipline for phoning a former inmate who was on home confinement. The district court held that imposing discipline on the prisoner for violation of a telephone policy of which he did not have fair notice, infringed on his due process rights. The court noted that the inmate did not have notice...