Hodge v. Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Appellant Arbbie Hodge, a former inmate, brought suit against respondents California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and Board of Parole Hearings (the Board) contending that during his years of incarceration serving an indeterminate sentence, respondents had misled him concerning the effect of earning good-time credits, that he suffered emotionally as a result, and that he was entitled to monetary compensation for the credits he had amassed that were never applied to reduce his sentence. The trial court found respondents immune from suit under Government Code section 844.6, which confers immunity on public entities for injuries to prisoners except in certain limited circumstances. On appeal, Hodge contends the court erred in concluding that the immunity conferred by section 844.6 supersedes any potential liability for violation of a mandatory duty under section 815.6, and in further finding that the prison regulation cited by Hodge imposes no mandatory duty suppo
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