U.S. Appeals Court: INTERPRETER GOOD TIME.Gonzales-Perez v. Harper, 241 F.3d 633 (8th Cir. 2001). A prison inmate INMATE. One who dwells in a part of another's house, the latter dwelling, at the same time, in the said house. Kitch. 45, b; Com. Dig. Justices of the Peace, B 85; 1 B. & Cr. 578; 8 E. C. L. R. 153; 2 Dowl. & Ry. 743; 8 B. & Cr. 71; 15 E. C. L. R. 154; 2 Man. & Ry. 227; 9 B. & Cr. who was a Spanish-speaking native of Cuba brought a [sections] 1983 action against a prison hearing officer who conducted disciplinary hearings which led to the revocation The recall of some power or authority that has been granted. Revocation by the act of a party is intentional and voluntary, such as when a person cancels a Power of Attorney that he has given or a will that he has written. of the inmate's good time credits, alleging that failure to provide an interpreter for all hearings had violated his constitutional rights. The district court dismissed the action and the appeals court affirmed. The appeals court noted that the inmate had received the assistance of an interpreter every time he had requested it and that an administrative law judge administrative law judge n. a professional hearing officer who works for the government to preside over hearings and appeals involving governmental agencies. They are generally experienced in the particular subject matter of the agency involved or of several agencies. who presided over numerous hearings had testified that he believed the inmate's English skills were sufficient to understand and respond to the proceedings. (Iowa State Penitentiary The Iowa State Penitentiary (ISP) is a maximum security prison for men located in the Lee County, Iowa community of Fort Madison. In Iowa the prison is known colloquially as Fort Madison and is usually referred to as such by people in the state. ) |
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