Court Opinion

ID: 9660757
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 22:20:16.205733+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:09:09.368814
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SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, J.
(concurring in part and dissenting in part). I would affirm the decision of the court of appeals, Casteel v. McCaughtry, 168 Wis. 2d 758, 484 N.W.2d 579 (1992), holding (1) that Casteel stated a claim under sec. 1983; (2) that Casteel failed to state a claim under state law for damages because he failed to give notice; and (3) that Casteel failed to state a claim for declaratory or injunctive relief under state law because he failed to exhaust his remedies.
I agree with the court of appeals that the administrative code creates a constitutionally protected liberty interest and that the complaint asserts that Casteel was not provided the process that was due him under the code. I therefore conclude, as did the court of appeals, that Casteel's complaint states a cause of action under sec. 1983 for violation of procedural due process.
I am authorized to state that Chief Justice NATHAN S. Heffernan joins this opinion.