The following excerpt is from Calihan v. Crounse, 1:17-cv-00139-DAD-GSA-PC (E.D. Cal. 2017):
The Due Process Clause protects prisoners from being deprived of liberty without due process of law. Wolff v. McDonnell, 418 U.S. 539, 556 (1974). In order to state a cause of action for deprivation of procedural due process, a plaintiff must first establish the existence of a liberty interest for which the protection is sought. Liberty interests may arise from the Due
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