No. 13815
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF E'IONTANA
1968
GARY L. QUIGG and
MICHAEL B. REINHARDT, et al.,
Petitioners,
ROGER W. CRIST, Warden of the Montana
State Prison, James Blodgett, Deputy
Warden, GARY WEER, Associate Warden, et al.,
Responents.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING:
Counsel of Record:
For Appellants:
Byron W. Boggs, Drummond, Montana
For Respondents:
Hon. Mike Greely, Attorney General, Helena, Montana
James Masar, County Attorney, Deer Lodge, Montana
Submitted on briefs
Submitted: January 5, 1978
Decided :
Clerk
M r . J u s t i c e John C. Harrison d e l i v e r e d t h e Opinion of t h e Court:
P e t i t i o n e r s Gary L. Quigg and Michael B. Reinhardt f i l e d a
l t FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS~ OR OTHER~ APPROPRIATE WRIT
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OR RELIEF: INJUNCTIVE RELIEF: AND A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT" before
t h i s Court May 11, 1977. By order dated t h e same day, t h i s
Court d i r e c t e d t h a t t h e cause be forwarded t o t h e D i s t r i c t Court,
Powell County, f o r an e v i d e n t i a r y hearing, and upon completion,
t o forward a copy of t h e d i s p o s i t i o n t o t h i s Court.
The D i s t r i c t Court h e l d a hearing June 30, 1977, and
entered i t s f i n d i n g s and conclusions September 13, 1977.
This Court n o t i f i e d t h e p a r t i e s by o r d e r dated November 4 ,
1977, t o submit b r i e f s with regard t o t h e f i n d i n g s and conclu-
sions. Counsel f o r p e t i t i o n e r s and respondent have each f i l e d
a memorandum i n accord with such order.
W f i r s t note t h a t even under t h e broad r e l i e f requested,
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t h i s p e t i t i o n does not come within any of t h e standards f o r
extraordinary r e l i e f . P e t i t i o n e r s have f a i l e d t o submit a t r a n s -
c r i p t of t h e proceedings i n the D i s t r i c t Court f o r t h i s Court
t o determine whether t h e findings and conclusions of t h e D i s t r i c t
Court a r e c o r r e c t .
The f a c t s a l l e g e d f o r habeas corpus r e l i e f a s taken from
t h e b r i e f s of t h e two p e t i t i o n e r s a r e :
1.QUIGG. P e t i t i o n e r Quigg apparently g o t i n t o t r o u b l e when
he was ordered t o move from t h e o l d p r i s o n f a c i l i t y t o t h e new
prison. H e refused t o move because h i s f r i e n d s were i n t h e o l d
prison. Quigg was transported and when he refused t o move i n t o
h i s assigned q u a r t e r s he was taken t o maximum s e c u r i t y u n t i l he
agreed t o move i n . He was i n maximum s e c u r i t y from March 21 t o
March 30, 1977, a t which time he agreed t o move i n . A t that
time a hearing was held with regard t o h i s v i o l a t i o n of p r i s o n
r u l e s , he was found g u i l t y , and t h e time he served was considered
t h e punishment.
Quigg a l l e g e s he was deprived of h i s r i g h t t o a hearing
under t h e p r i s o n r u l e s , and a l s o he was deprived of medical
a t t e n t i o n and c e r t a i n personal s u p p l i e s during h i s confinement
i n maximum s e c u r i t y . Quigg a l l e g e s he was nervous and tense and
unable t o e a t a t t h a t time.
Respondent s t a t e s t h a t prison personnel denied these con-
tentions and gave him a hearing a s soon a s he agreed t o comply
with p r i s o n r u l e s and move i n . The D i s t r i c t Court found t h a t any
d e p r i v a t i o n "was caused by Quigg's own a c t i o n s and was a t most
a temporary s i t u a t i o n . "
Quigg complains t h a t he was n o t allowed t o c a l l witnesses
on h i s behalf a t t h e hearing o r t o c o n s u l t with a "lay advisor"
and t h a t t h e delay i n t h e hearing v i o l a t e s prison r e g u l a t i o n s .
He asks t h i s Court t o amend the D i s t r i c t Court's f i n d i n g s t o say
t h a t Quigg's confinement was unlawful a s a v i o l a t i o n of due
process and c r u e l and unusual punishment.
Apparently, p r i s o n o f f i c i c a l s d i d l o s e Quigg's personal
property i n t h e move and t h e D i s t r i c t Court ordered t h a t he be
reimbursed $100. Neither Quigg nor t h e p r i s o n o f f i c i a l s d i s p u t e
t h i s p a r t of t h e order.
2. REINHARDT. Reinhardt was placed i n maximum s e c u r i t y f o r
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having h i s too long and n o t braided according t o p r i s o n r e g u l a t i o n s .
The D i s t r i c t Court found t h a t he was warned beforehand, properly
charged, found g u i l t y of t h i s v i o l a t i o n , and h i s complaint had no
merit.
The gist of petitioners' complaint seems to be directed
to the violations of prison regulations and the fact they were
placed in maximum security due to violations of those regulations.
They served their time before the hearing in the matter. Quigg
has been paroled to attend the University of Montana.
We find the petitions moot and deny them.
We Concur: