WILLIAMS v. WETZEL

No. 95 MAP 2019.

232 A.3d 652 (2020)

James H. WILLIAMS, Appellee v. John E. WETZEL (Secretary of Corrections) Dorina Varner (Chief Grievance Officer) Barry Smith (Facility Manager, S.C.I. Houtzdale) Susan McQuillen (I/M Employment Officer) (Houtzdale) Ginter (Unit Manager, S.C.I. Houtzdale) Pittsinger (Food Service Manager, Houtzdale) Derring (Food Service Staff Member, Houtzdale) PA. Department of Corrections Officials, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: June 16, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent R. Mazeski, Esq. , Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, for Appellant.

Mr. James H. Williams, Pro Se.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.


OPINION

This direct appeal implicates an issue concerning the Commonwealth Court's original jurisdiction over prisoner litigation, where the inmate attempting to invoke the judicial process has failed to identify a constitutionally-protected interest that would give rise to due-process protections...

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