Does a prisoner have an independent right to an accurate prison record?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Lear v. Leftler, Case No. 1:13-cv-00882-AWI-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2014):
A prisoner does not have an independent (due process) right to an accurate prison record, Hernandez v. Johnston, 833 F.2d 1316, 1319 (9th Cir. 1987).
Plaintiff does not link any named Defendant to the alleged false disciplinary
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