Parratt v. Taylor, No. 79-1734 (U.S. Supreme Court) (451 U.S. 527; 101 S.Ct. 1908) (May 18, 1981) (Justice Rehnquist)
The respondent in this case was 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 USC ยง 1983 to recover their value. He alleged that petitioners' conduct deprived him ...
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