United States Third Circuit

A prisoner sufficiently alleged a civil rights violation under 38 U.S.C. section 5301(a), for seizure of money derived from a veteran's disability check from his inmate account to pay a state-ordered fine, and that he was entitled to a pre-deprivation hearing.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/05/2002
• Decided 06/12/2002
• Published 06/12/2002

Judges

• ALARCON, Circuit Judge., Before:  SLOVITER, BARRY, and ALARCON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• S. William Livingston, Jr.,Jennifer E. Schwartz (argued), Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John J. Farmer, Jr., Attorney General of New Jersey, Michael J. Hass, Jeffrey K. Gladden (argued), Trenton, New Jersey, for appellees.