What is the legal test for a prisoner's right to call witnesses at a disciplinary hearing?
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The following excerpt is from Russell v. Selsky, 35 F.3d 55 (2nd Cir. 1994):
The basic standards regarding a prisoner's right to call witnesses at a disciplinary hearing were articulated in Wolff v. McDonald, 418 U.S. 539, 94 S.Ct. 2963, 41 L.Ed.2d 935 (1974), as follows:
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