DRAYTON v. ROBINSON

Nos. 82-3006, 82-3205.

719 F.2d 1214 (1983)

DRAYTON, James, Banner, James v. ROBINSON, William B., DeRamus, Erskind, Patton, Ernest, Petsock, George, Bell, Harvey, Palakovich, John, Langland, Harry, Marks, Ronald. Appeal of William B. ROBINSON, Erskind DeRamus, Ernest Patton, George Petsock, Ronald Marks, Harvey Bell and John Palakovich, in No. 82-3006. DRAYTON, James, Banner, James v. ROBINSON, William B., DeRamus, Erskind, Patton, Ernest, Petsock, George, Bell, Harvey, Palakovich, John, Langland, Harry, Marks, Ronald. Appeal of William B. ROBINSON, Erskind DeRamus, Ernest Patton, George Petsock, Ronald Marks, Harvey Bell and John Palakovich, in No. 82-3205.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided October 17, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LeRoy S. Zimmerman, Atty. Gen., Francis R. Filipi, Deputy Atty. Gen., Andrew S. Gordon, Deputy Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, Pa., for appellants.

James E. Drayton, pro se.

Before ALDISERT and BECKER, Circuit Judges, and POLLAK, District Judge.


Submitted Under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) September 26, 1983.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.

This appeal by Pennsylvania state correctional officials from an adverse jury verdict presents two interrelated questions: whether state regulations give appellee Drayton, a state prison inmate, a protected liberty interest in remaining in the general prison population rather than being placed in segregated confinement; and, if so, whether the...

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