Does a prison grievance procedure confer any substantive right upon inmates?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Mwasi v. Corcoran State Prison, Case No.: 1:13-cv-00695-AWI-JLT (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2014):
"[A prison] grievance procedure is a procedural right only, it does not confer any substantive right upon the inmates." Azeez v. DeRobertis, 568 F. Supp. 8, 10 (N.D. Ill. 1982) accord Buckley v.
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