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POWELL v. WEISS

No. 13-2354.

757 F.3d 338 (2014)

Darryl POWELL, Appellant v. Ralph WEISS; Diane Yale; John E. Wetzel, Secretary; Michael C. Potteiger, Chairman of the Board; John Doe.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: July 8, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian J. Zeiger , [Argued], Levin & Zeiger, Philadelphia, PA, Attorney for Appellant.

Laura J. Neal , [Argued], Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Mechanicsburg, PA, Attorney for Appellees Ralph Weiss, Diane Yale and Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.

Alan M. Robinson , [Argued], Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole Harrisburg, PA, Attorney for Appellee Michael Potteiger.

Before: AMBRO, HARDIMAN and GREENAWAY, JR., Circuit Judges.

OPINION

HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.

At issue in this appeal is whether Pennsylvania inmates have a constitutionally protected liberty interest in the expectation of release to a community correctional center. We hold they do not.

I

Appellant Darryl Powell is a former Pennsylvania state inmate whose suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 was dismissed by the United States District Court for the Middle District...

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