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· 7/18/1985

Herman Harmon v. Calvin D. Auger, Warden

Citations

  • 768 F.2d 270
  • 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 20850

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a single, uncorroborated EMIT test is admissible in a prison disciplinary setting
  • holding that a prisoner does not have a liberty interest in contact visits
  • holding that a prisoner does not have a liberty interest in contact visits
  • a positive EMIT test confirmed by a second EMIT test or its equivalent satisfies due process
  • EMIT test results are ninety-five per cent (95%) accurate and form a sufficient basis for disciplinary action
  • EMIT test results are ninety-five per cent (95%) accurate and form a sufficient basis for disciplinary action

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Judges: Lay, Phillips, Gibson

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