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Dismissal of Arkansas Prisoner’s Suit over False Disciplinary Action Affirmed

Loaded on Jan. 11, 2015

Filed under: False Charges (Disciplinary Hearings), Sovereign Immunity. Location: Arkansas.

Dismissal of Arkansas Prisoner’s Suit over False Disciplinary Action Affirmed

On May 1, 2014, the Supreme Court of Arkansas affirmed a lower court's decision to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a state prisoner alleging that he was issued a false disciplinary infraction and was denied due process.

The plaintiff, Steven ...

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