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Procedural Due Process Flashcards

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basic principle

PROCEDURAL DP

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= before the government may deprive a person of liberty or property, the gov must give the person notice of termination (including reasons for termination) and some form of hearing

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2 issues

BASIC PRINCIPLE

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all procedural DP problems can be broken down into 2 issues:

  1. has there been an deprivation of life, liberty, or property?
  2. if so, what procedures are required?
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definition

DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY

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= occurs if there a loss of significant freedom provided by constitution or statute

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liberty

DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY

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= freedom from confinement

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harm to reputation

DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY

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= by itself not a loss of liberty

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institutionalization of adult

DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY

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except in an emergency, before an adult can be institutionalized, must be notice and a hearing

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institutionalization of child

DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY

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when a parent institutionalizes a child, must only be a screening by neutral fact-finder

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definition

DEPRIVATION OF PROPERTY

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= occurs if a person has an entitlement and that entitlement is not fulfilled

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property

DEPRIVATION OF PROPERTY

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property exists if there is an entitlement

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entitlement

DEPRIVATION OF PROPERTY

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entitlement exists if there is a reasonable expectation to continue receipt of a benefit

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negligent deprivation

DEPRIVATION OF RIGHT

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= generally insufficient to state a claim of DP (DP requires intentional or at least reckless gov action)

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intentional deprivation

DEPRIVATION OF RIGHT

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in emergency situations, gov can be held liable ONLY IF the officer’s conduct shocks the conscience

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protection

DEPRIVATION OF RIGHT

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  • gov’s failure to protect people from privately inflicted harms does not violate DP
  • gov only has duty to provide protection IF
    1. the gov created the danger OR
    2. the person is in gov custody
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mathews v. eldridge test

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

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3-part balancing test for what procedures are required when deprived of life/liberty/property

i. importance of the interest to the individual
ii. ability of additional procedures to increase the accuracy of the factfinding
iii. government’s interest (usually in efficiency)

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public education - corporal punishment

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

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doesn’t require any DP

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punitive damages

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

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  1. punitive damages require instructions to the jury and judicial review
  2. grossly excessive punitive damages violate DP
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indigent plaintiffs

ACCESS TO COURTS

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  • may often be a fee for government services, including a fee for use of courts
  • whether the government must waive such fees for indigents depends on the nature of the rights involved
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fundamental rights - DP waiver

ACCESS TO COURTS

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waiver required

= SC has required waiver of gov fees when the imposition of a fee would deny a fundamental right to the indigent

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nonfundamental rights - DP waiver

ACCESS TO COURTS

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waiver not required
= when there is no fundamental right regulated by imposition of fee, gov can refuse to grant the service to those persons who cannot pay

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fundamental rights - examples

ACCESS TO COURTS

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  • inability to pay marriage license fee or divorce court filing fee
  • inability of candidate for electoral office to pay filing fee to run
  • inability to pay cost of transcript to appeal termination of parental rights
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nonfundamental rights - examples

ACCESS TO COURTS

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  • fed gov can refuse to grant access to bankruptcy courts to persons who cannot pay filing fee (no fundamental right to receive a bankruptcy discharge from debts)
  • state can limit judicial review of welfare termination hearing to those who pay $25 fee
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movement of inmate

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

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  • cannot be moved to mental institutional w/o DP
  • can be moved cross-country w/o DP
  • can be put in solitary confinement w/o DP
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alien entering country

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

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can be prevented from entering w/o DP when national security is at risk

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neutral decisionmaker

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

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DP requires recusal when probability of ACTUAL bias on the part of the judge is TOO HIGH to be CONSTITUTIONALLY TOLERABLE

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examples of property

DEPRIVATION OF PROPERTY

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  1. gov job
  2. gov benefits
  3. gov license
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welfare benefits

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

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notice and evidentiary hearing prior to termination

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gov jobs

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

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pre-termination opp to respond, post-termination evidentiary hearing unless the job was probationary or short-term

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school suspension for < 10 days

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

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notice and opp to explain

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prejudgment attachment

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

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preferably prejudgment hearing, post-judgement hearing suffices in emergencies with a bond

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driver’s license suspension

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

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pre-suspension hearing except for refusal to take breathalyzer

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termination of parental rights

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

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pre-termination notice and hearing with clear and convincing evidence standard

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termination of business license

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

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pre-termination notice and some form of fair hearing

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deprivation of gov benefits

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

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generally, informal hearing before neutral decisionmaker is sufficient

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