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· 8/20/2012

Carol Hutson v. Jude Walker

Citations

  • 688 F.3d 477
  • 2012 WL 3553285
  • 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 17453

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding that federal prisoner has no “property or liberty interest in prison employment”
  • Even when an investigation is required, absent specific steps to be taken “the manner in which those duties must be completed remains highly discretionary.”
  • on summary judgment, official immunity is appropriate “if no genuine issue of material fact remains as to whether the ministerial obligations . . . were completed” (alteration -40- added)
  • “Ministerial duties can arise from ‘either a statutory or departmentally-mandated duty.’”

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Judges: Riley, Murphy, Melloy

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