Parratt v. Taylor
United States Supreme Court
451 U.S. 527 (1981)
Relevant factsFree
Taylor (plaintiff), a Nebraska inmate, ordered hobby materials that were received at the prison but lost before reaching him due to prison officials' negligence; he sued the warden and another official (defendants) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for a Fourteenth Amendment due process violation, and the district court granted him summary judgment, which the Eighth Circuit affirmed.
IssueFree
Whether there is a federal due process claim for loss of property due to a state official's negligence when an adequate state post-deprivation process exists.