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Cox v. Cook, 420 U.S. 734 (1975)
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Cox v. Cook, 420 U.S. 734 (1975)
Cox v. Cook No. 74-751 Decided March 24, 1975 420 U.S. 734
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
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In state prisoner’s action against prison officials seeking damages and expunction of records for alleged due process violations in summarily placing him in solitary confinement, relief cannot be based on the rules requiring notice and a hearing in connection with serious prison discipline determinations announced in the nonretroactive decision, Wolf v. McDonnell, 418 U.S. 539, or in Landman v. Royster, 333 F.Supp. 621, where the discipline determinations in question all occurred before the dates of those decisions.
Certiorari granted; reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Cox v. Cook, 420 U.S. 734 (1975) in 420 U.S. 734 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=R8766B47QS81BBM.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Cox v. Cook, 420 U.S. 734 (1975), in 420 U.S. 734, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=R8766B47QS81BBM.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Cox v. Cook, 420 U.S. 734 (1975). cited in 1975, 420 U.S. 734. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=R8766B47QS81BBM.
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