THOMPSON v. OWENS

No. 89-5149.

889 F.2d 500 (1989)

David THOMPSON, on his own behalf and on behalf of others similarly situated, David N. Williams, Belarmino C. Crisostomo, Sr., Warren S. Edwards, v. Davis W. OWENS, Jr., Commissioner of Corrections; Joseph Mazurkiewicz, Superintendent; D.A.CO Leathers, III; William A. Kupchella, Hearing Examiner/Coordinator; Anthony De Angelo, Deputy Superintendent for Operations; Edward Brennan, Deputy Superintendent for Treatment; John McCullough, Classification & Treatment Manager, Appellees. Appeal of David THOMPSON, David Williams, and Warren S. Edwards, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided November 15, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robin Jean Foor (argued), Keystone Legal Services, Inc., State College, Pa., for appellant.

Ernest D. Preate, Jr., Atty. Gen., Calvin R. Koons (argued), Sr. Deputy Atty. Gen., John G. Knorr, III, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, Pa., for appellees.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BECKER and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant David Thompson, an inmate confined at the State Correctional Institution at Rockview, Pennsylvania, brought this civil rights class action in the district court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania against various correctional officials, complaining that his due process rights had been violated by the officials' failure to provide complete chain of custody evidence at his misconduct hearing. Appellant...

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