PALAIA v. OREGON STATE PENITENTIARY

Nos. 11-78-054, 11-78-055; CA 12788.

597 P.2d 832 (1979)

41 Or.App. 119

John PALAIA, Petitioner, v. OREGON STATE PENITENTIARY, Corrections Division, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided July 16, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Groom, Salem, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender, Salem.

J. Scott McAlister, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were James A. Redden, Atty. Gen., and Walter L. Barrie, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and THORNTON, BUTTLER and JOSEPH, JJ.


THORNTON, Judge.

Petitioner appeals from the prison disciplinary committee's decision that he violated two prohibited conduct rules. He assigns as error the committee's refusal to investigate the incident for which he was disciplined.

The committee found that petitioner had, as reported by officers, thrown an orange and a cup of coffee at an officer, used abusive language toward that officer, and threatened another officer by brandishing a pencil at his face...

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