WRIGHT v. MAHONEY

No. 02-575.

71 P.3d 1195 (2003)

2003 MT 141

Paul WRIGHT, Petitioner and Appellant, v. Mike MAHONEY, Warden, Montana State Prison; Bill Slaughter, Director, Department of Corrections; and Contract Placement Bureau, Respondents and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided May 19, 2003.

Rehearing Denied July 3, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Paul Wright, Pro Se, Shelby, Montana.

For Respondents: Honorable Mike McGrath, Attorney General, Colleen Graham White, Department of Corrections, Helena, Montana.


Justice W. WILLIAM LEAPHART delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Appellant Paul Wright (Wright) appeals the District Court's order denying his motion for a writ of prohibition. We affirm.

¶ 2 The sole issue on appeal is: Did the District Court err in refusing to issue a writ to prohibit the Department of Corrections from transferring Wright from the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge, Montana, to another correctional facility?

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