United States First Circuit

In a dispute involving whether the unilateral suspension by a prison of its internal policy of paying interest on inmate accounts constituted an unconstitutional taking, judgment by district court dismissing action is affirmed because prison inmates lack a constitutionally-protected property right in interest not yet paid.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/14/2011
• Published 04/14/2011

Judges

• SELYA

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Andrew B. Prescott, Thomas A. Palombo