No. 19-5015

Michael D. Kelley v. Colette S. Peters, in Her Individual Capacity, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: administrative-segregation confidential-informant due-process ninth-circuit-standard prison-administration prison-administrative-hearing prison-hearing some-evidence some-evidence-standard standing superintendent-v-hill
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the 'some evidence' standard announced in Superintendent v. Hill, 472 US 445 (1985), is satisfied in a prison administrative hearing setting when the only evidence in the record is a statement of the accused inmate's belief that a confidential informant had offered statements against his interests

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions Presented (1) Whether the “some _ evidence” standard announced in Superintendent v. Hill, 472 US 445 (1985), is satisfied in a prison administrative hearing setting when the only evidence in the record is a statement of the accused inmate’s belief that a confidential informant had offered statements against his interests. (2) Whether the “some _ evidence” standard announced in Superintendent v. Hill, 472 US 455 (1985), is satisfied in a prison administrative segregation hearing setting when the only evidence in the record is a statement from a confidential informant. . . (3) Whether due process requires corroboration of a confidential -informant’s information before the “some evidence” standard . | announced in Superintendent v. Hill, 472 US 455 (1985), can be satisfied in a prison administration hearing setting. ‘

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-02
Waiver of right of respondents Colette Peters, et al. to respond filed.
2019-06-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 29, 2019)

Attorneys

Colette Peters, et al.
Benjamin Noah GutmanOregon Department of Justice, Respondent
Benjamin Noah GutmanOregon Department of Justice, Respondent
Michael Kelley
Michael D. Kelley — Petitioner
Michael D. Kelley — Petitioner