United States Eighth Circuit

District court ruling that defendant's, a department of corrections, urine-drug testing methods did not violate plaintiffs' due process rights is affirmed since defendants' policy that inmates cannot call drug testing technicians at disciplinary proceedings was justified by penological concerns and the reports themselves had substantial indicia of reliability.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/03/2006
• Published 02/03/2006

Judges

• MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Adam J. Sipple, argued, Oakland, NE, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy P. Sullivan, Assistant Attorney General, argued, Lincoln, NE, for appellee.