Shabazz v. Brown

Mar 15, 1988
87-1704
Reporters:
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Before:
Nathaniel R. Jones, Ralph B. Guy Jr., Contie

ORDER

This case has been referred to a panel of this court ‍​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍pursuant to Rule 9(a), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination of the record and briefs, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed.R.App.P. 34(a).

Upon consideration, we affirm the judgment of the district court for ‍​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍the reasons stated in the magistrate‘s report and recommendation adopted by the district court on July 14, 1987. Rule 9(b)(5), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Plaintiff does not have a liberty interest in retaining “honor status” ‍​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍under state law or prison policy. See Olim v. Wakinekona, 461 U.S. 238 (1983); Hewitt v. Helms, 459 U.S. 460 (1983).