Donald Earhart, an inmate serving a life sentence, applied for a writ of habeas corpus with certiorari in aid after being involuntarily transferred from a medium to a maximum security facility and having his security classification increased.
He argued procedural unfairness, claiming the warden made overly broad privilege claims, failed to consider exculpatory evidence, and relied on insufficient evidence without a logical reasoning chain.
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) contended that disclosure was sufficient, the applicant knew the case against him, and the warden's administrative decision was entitled to deference.
The court dismissed the application, finding the process procedurally fair and the warden's decision lawful and reasonable, based on the inmate's behavior pattern, breach of trust history, and psychological risk assessment, in addition to alleged assaults.
