Smith v. Collins

Docket Number18-7313
Decision Date10 July 2020
Plaintiff filed suit against various correctional officials under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging a violation of his procedural due process rights. Plaintiff's claims stemmed from the four years that he spent in solitary confinement in prison. The district court granted summary judgment to the officials on the ground that plaintiff had failed to establish a protected liberty interest The Fourth Circuit vacated and held that plaintiff has presented evidence demonstrating that his confinement...

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  • Hogan v. Cherokee Cnty.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Western District of North Carolina
    • February 12, 2021
    ...light most favorable to the nonmoving party and must draw all reasonable inferences in the nonmoving party's favor. Smith v. Collins, 964 F.3d 266, 274 (4th Cir. 2020). In doing so, however, the Court may only consider admissible evidence. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 ; Evans v. Techs Applications Se......
  • Thorpe v. Clarke
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Fourth Circuit
    • June 14, 2022
    ...he leaves his cell" significantly "worse[ns]" conditions Wilkinson already found trigger due process protections); Smith v. Collins , 964 F.3d 266, 281 (4th Cir. 2020) (confirming, after a 22-page discussion, that "there is at least a genuine issue of material fact" as to whether the curren......
  • Harley v. Wilkinson
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Fourth Circuit
    • February 22, 2021
    ...we state the facts and draw all reasonable inferences in the light most favorable to Harley, the nonmoving party. Smith v. Collins , 964 F.3d 266, 274 (4th Cir. 2020). After graduating from high school in 1980, Harley joined the Fairfax County Department of Public Works (the County) as an u......
  • Roberts v. Glenn Indus. Grp., Inc.
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Fourth Circuit
    • May 21, 2021
    ...we state the facts and draw all reasonable inferences in the light most favorable to Roberts, the nonmoving party. Smith v. Collins , 964 F.3d 266, 274 (4th Cir. 2020). Glenn Industrial is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based corporation that provides underwater inspection and repair services ......
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2 books & journal articles
  • Prisoners' Rights
    • United States
    • Georgetown Law Journal No. 110-Annual Review, August 2022
    • August 1, 2022
    ...(atypical and signif‌icant hardship in indef‌inite solitary conf‌inement on death row after death sentence vacated); Smith v. Collins, 964 F.3d 266, 269 (4th Cir. 2020) (atypical and signif‌icant hardship in 4-plus-years of administrative segregation); Wilkerson v. Goodwin, 774 F.3d 845, 85......
  • "NO RIGHT IS MORE PRECIOUS": COMMON GOOD SOLUTIONS TO BALLOT ACCESS JURISPRUDENCE.
    • United States
    • Ave Maria Law Review No. 20, January 2022
    • January 1, 2022
    ...(242.) Id. at 265-66. (243.) Winger, supra note 10 (assuming "crowded" means more than eight candidates for office). (244.) Buscemi, 964 F.3d at 266. (245.) Buscemi v. Bell, No. 19-2355, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 24426, at *1 (4th Cir. Aug. 3, (246.) Kopitke v. Bell, 141 S. Ct. 1388, 1388 (2021)......