United States Sixth Circuit

Prisoner's constitutional claims relating to their assignment to a supermax facility were valid because a liberty interest existed in the prison placement at issue and in the modification of the procedures that govern that placement. However, the lower court erred in modifying state prison regulations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/10/2004
• Published 06/10/2004

Judges

• Before MOORE and ROGERS, Circuit Judges;  FORESTER, Chief District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Todd R. Marti (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Corrections Litigation Section, Columbus, OH, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jules Lobel,Center for Constitutional Rights (argued and briefed), Pittsburgh, PA, Raymond Vasvari (briefed), American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, Cleveland, OH, Alice Lynd (briefed), Nile, OH, for Appellees.