What is the test for a claim for a violation of a prisoner's due process rights?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Watkins v. Tuolumne Cnty. Jail, No.: 1:18-cv-01158 BAM (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2019):

claim for a violation of a prisoner's due process rights, because there is no right to a particular grievance process or response. See, e.g., Rodriguez v. Moore, No. 2:18-cv-1089-TLN-KJN P, 2018 WL 3203131, at *3 (E.D. Cal. June 28, 2018) (finding pretrial detainee had no due process right to a grievance procedure). Plaintiff cannot cure the deficiencies in his complaint regarding the grievance process.

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