Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit December 4, 1989, No. 1262, Docket 89-2074 (Francis v. Coughlin)

PIERCE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves the rights of an inmate during the course of a prison disciplinary hearing. We must determine whether, in July 1982, an inmate charged with violating regulations in a New York State prison enjoyed a clearly established constitutional right (1) to a hearing before a hearing officer who had not prejudged his guilt; (2) to be informed about and to comment