Williams v. Consovoy.

• Position: MENTAL PROBLEMS (PRISONER - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

DUE PROCESS

Williams v. Consovoy, 333 F.Supp.2d 297 (D.N.J. 2004). A former state prisoner filed a [section] 1983 action against a psychologist and others, alleging that the decision deny parole violated his constitutional rights. The district court held that the psychologist was entitled to absolute immunity from liability because his assessment of the parole candidate was an adjudicative act. Te...