No. 19-8127

Casey Rafael Tyler v. Erik A. Hooks, Warden

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-03-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights disciplinary-hearings documentary-evidence due-process evidence hearing-procedures prison-rights prisoners-rights video-surveillance wolff-v-mcdonnell
Latest Conference: 2020-05-15
Question Presented (from Petition)

McDonnell, HI 8 U.S. 558 ( IHTH )y established
prisoners' right 'to present documentary evidence ot
disciplinary hearings. vSmce then , lovuer courts have held
that video serveillance uuas not covered by Wolff 7
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though they
Did the W'o/ff rljbt to present documentary evidence encompass the ri^bf
ho present v/cfeo evidence y or is this a neuu /eja/ context ?
encompass video evidence y uuould the hearing officer be
that evidence oh the hearing ?if_ Wo/ff did
duty-bound to personally examine
How does anybody knouj with certainty which -Forms of documenfeuy
evidence Wolff did or did oof auhhorize for prisoners ?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Wolff right to present documentary evidence encompass the right to present video evidence?

Docket Entries

2020-05-18
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
2020-04-16
Waiver of right of respondent Hooks, Warden to respond filed.
2020-03-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 27, 2020)

Attorneys

Casey Rafael Tyler
Casey Rafael Tyler — Petitioner
Hooks, Warden
Clarence Joe DelForge IIINorth Carolina Department of Justice, Respondent