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· 5/13/1981

Langley v. Scurr

Citations

  • 305 N.W.2d 418
  • 1981 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 942

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the APA would be inappropriate for prison disciplinary procedures
  • “Because the work release committee is established by statute, it differs from the prison disciplinary committee involved in Langley_”
  • prison disciplinary committees are not within the definition of agencies under the Iowa Administrative Procedure Act
  • inmate who was not illiterate, was not faced with complex issue, and who never requested assistance from the staff in preparing a defense was not entitled to a counsel substitute
  • judicial review under ch. 17A, The Code, not applicable to prison disciplinary proceedings

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Judges: Reynoldson, Uhlenhopp, Harris, McGiverin, Larson

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