Opinion ID: 1729600
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Heading: we decline to reach the merits of parker's due process claims

Text: Procedural due process limits the ability of the government to deprive people of interests that constitute liberty or property interests within the meaning of the Due Process Clause. [5] Procedural due process requires that the government provide parties deprived of such interests adequate notice and an opportunity for a hearing. [6] In proceedings before an administrative agency or tribunal, procedural due process requires notice, identification of the accuser, factual basis for the accusation, reasonable time and opportunity to present evidence concerning the accusation, and a hearing before an impartial board. [7] Although the State gave Parker notice and an opportunity to be heard before the hearing officer, he contends that the State denied him procedural due process during the disciplinary proceedings. Specifically, Parker sets out three grounds for his due process claim: (1) the Attorney General was allegedly involved in the closed session investigation; (2) the Attorney General allegedly appeared before the Department's director following the hearing on the State's petition; and (3) the State used a confidential informant. As discussed below, we decline to reach the merits of Parker's due process arguments.