AELE LAW LIBRARY OF CASE SUMMARIES:
Civil Liability of Law Enforcement Agencies
& Personnel
Due Process
275:163
U.S. Supreme Court rules that prisoner placed in disciplinary segregation
following charges of misconduct was not entitled to due process procedural
protections; shift in focus in determining whether state regulations create
a constitutionally protected liberty interest Sandin v. Conner, 115 S.Ct.
2293 (1995).
Punitive damages are not, per se, a violation
of due process, but Supreme Court indicates that "extreme results"
may be "unacceptable" under due process Pacific Mut Life Ins
Co v. Haslip, 111 S.Ct. 1032 (1991).
Ohio Supreme Court holds that civil rights
lawsuit for allegedly harassive towing resulting only in economic loss
may not be brought, absent claim of inadequate state law remedy St Clair
Corp v. City of Cleveland, 550 N.E.2d 456 (Ohio, 1990).