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· 7/28/1995

Neals v. Norwood

Citations

  • 59 F.3d 530
  • 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 20427
  • 1995 WL 412981

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that unserved, named parties are not “parties” within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)
  • holding that unserved, named parties are not “parties” within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)
  • explaining that “a prison and an inmate’s disagreement with a classification is insufficient to establish a constitutional violation”
  • holding that “lack of written consent from the defendants did not deprive the magistrate judge of jurisdiction” to dismiss case because the defendants “had not been served [and therefore] were not parties to th[e] action at the time the magistrate entered judgment”
  • finding that “a prison inmate does not have a protectable liberty or property interest in his custodial classification and an inmate’s disagreement with a classification is insufficient to establish a constitutional violation”
  • noting that a “prison inmate does not have a protectable liberty or property interest in his custodial classification and an inmate’s disagreement with a classification is insufficient to establish a constitutional violation”

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Judges: Emilio, Garza, Parker, Smith

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