Smith v. Fischer, No. 14-3857 (2d Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that prison officials violated his procedural due process rights in connection with a disciplinary hearing. Plaintiff moves for appointment of counsel in his appeal from the district court's dismissal of his complaint. The court extended its reasoning in Bedoya v. Coughlin and concluded that an inmate may likewise implicitly waive the right to attend his disciplinary hearing by refusing to attend after receiving notice and being given an opportunity to attend. Accordingly, the court denied the motion and dismissed the appeal as frivolous.
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