· 12/19/1995
Abdul-Akbar v. Department of Corrections
Citations
- 910 F. Supp. 986
- 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18971
- 1995 WL 757937
How courts have described this case
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- holding plaintiff does not have either property or liberty interest in prison employment as it is discretionary opportunity
- “[A] district court may dismiss a complaint as malicious if it is plainly abusive of the judicial process or merely repeats pending or previously litigated claims.”
- “Prisoners are not a suspect class . . . [and] have no fundamental right to participate in rehabilitation programs . . . or to earn good-time credits.”
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Judges: McKELVIE
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