TAYLOR v. ARMONTROUT

No. 89-1081.

894 F.2d 961 (1989)

William Phillip TAYLOR, Appellant, v. William ARMONTROUT; Robert Acree; Virginia Crocker, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 31, 1989.

As Amended February 6, 1990.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 6, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ward K. Brown, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

Paul LaRose, Jefferson City, Mo., for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge, HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and FAGG, Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 6, 1990.

HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

This case involves whether a Missouri Department of Corrections Rule creates a liberty interest protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court held that the Rule failed to create a liberty interest. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

William Phillip Taylor, an inmate confined in a Missouri penal institution, brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §...

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