The following excerpt is from Thomas v. Wilkinson, Case No. 1:15-cv-00527-LJO-DLB PC (E.D. Cal. 2015):
While Plaintiff cites the Fifth Amendment, his due process claim falls under the Fourteenth Amendment. "[T]he Fifth Amendment's due process clause applies only to the federal government." Bingue v. Prunchak, 512 F.3d 1169, 1174 (9th Cir. 2008).
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