Parratt v. Taylor

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1981-05-18

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*529 Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court. The respondent is an inmate at the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex who ordered by mail certain hobby materials valued at $23.50. The hobby materials were lost and respondent brought suit under 42 U. S. C. § 1983 to recover their value. At first blush o…

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