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Disciplinary Hearing Must Rely on Preponderance of Evidence

Loaded on Oct. 15, 1992 published in Prison Legal News October, 1992, page 4
Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Standard of Proof, Damages. Location: Iowa.
George Goff is an Iowa prisoner who was infracted for verbally abusing a guard. He was found guilty at a disciplinary hearing and filed suit under § 1983 claiming violation of his rights to free speech and due process.

The district court held that prisoners do not have a First ...

 

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