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In re Williams
Inmate's challenge to processing of his lost-property appeal does not implicate liberty interest protected by due process clause. 		Prisoners Rights Oct. 26, 2015
McMonagle v. Meyer
'Larche' overruled by en banc panel because the federal habeas procedure it prescribes effectively restricts California's appellate system; Untimely AEDPA petitioner who relied on 'Larche' receives equitable tolling. 		Prisoners Rights Oct. 7, 2015
Norsworthy v. Beard
Transgendered inmate's case seeking sex reassignment surgery moot upon her release; remand required to determine whether to vacate preliminary injunction requiring state to provide surgery. 		Prisoners Rights Oct. 6, 2015
Curiel v. Miller
Order 		Prisoners Rights Aug. 27, 2015
Rogers v. Ferriter
State proceedings pertaining to convict's sentence review, even when held in abeyance, qualify as 'pending' actions for purposes of AEDPA's statute of limitations tolling provision. 		Prisoners Rights Aug. 5, 2015
Orthel v. Yates
Habeas petitioner not entitled to equitable tolling of one-year statute of limitations based on mental incompetence where he fails to show 'extraordinary circumstances.' 		Prisoners Rights Jul. 28, 2015
McBride v. Lopez
Retaliatory threats that deter inmate from filing grievance may excuse inmate's failure to exhaust administrative remedies before filing § 1983 claim, if threats meet objective and subjective standards. 		Prisoners Rights Jun. 30, 2015
Jones v. Williams
Penitentiary officers are not immune from former inmate's free exercise claims where he was forced to handle pork, which was prohibited by his religion. 		Prisoners Rights Jun. 28, 2015
Rosati v. Igbinoso
Complaint of transgender inmate seeking sex reassignment surgery should not have been dismissed because she sufficiently stated a claim. 		Prisoners Rights Jun. 28, 2015
Chess v. Dovey
Trial court errs issuing 'deference instruction' in prisoner's medical care case involving prison medical staff's withholding of methadone, but error was harmless. 		Prisoners Rights Jun. 25, 2015
Walker v. Beard
Prison refusing to grant racist's purportedly-faith-based housing request is using least restrictive means to meet compelling objective, to wit: following constitutional restrictions on racial segregation in prison. 		Prisoners Rights Jun. 18, 2015
Nettles v. Grounds
Prisoner's claim that does not "necessarily spell speedier release" is not cognizable as habeas corpus action. 		Prisoners Rights May 28, 2015
County of Nevada v. Superior Court (Siegfried)
County jail may not prohibit face-to-face visits between inmates and their attorneys absent circumstances justifying partitioned visits on individualized basis. 		Prisoners Rights May 14, 2015
In re Coleman
Prisoner's consecutive sentence for felony committed while incarcerated cannot begin until date when he would have actually been released from prison, not from end of base term calculated by parole board. 		Prisoners Rights May 14, 2015
Harrington v. Scribner
Prison's obligations under the Eighth Amendment and Equal Protection Clause do not compete and jurors should assess whether the race-based actions were narrowly tailored. 		Prisoners Rights May 7, 2015
Medina v. Chappell
Order 		Prisoners Rights Apr. 16, 2015
Shinault v. Hawks
State’s obligation to provide medical care does not extend to shielding inmate’s assets gained from medical-related lawsuit. 		Prisoners Rights Apr. 6, 2015
Woods v. Donald
State court’s holding relating to ineffective assistance of counsel claim is not contrary to federal precedent; should not have been disturbed. 		Prisoners Rights Mar. 30, 2015
Medina v. Chappell
Denial of habeas petition proper where counsel’s investigation was thorough and defendant was unable to establish prejudice. 		Prisoners Rights Mar. 26, 2015
Curiel v. Miller
‘Strong evidence’ not present to rebut presumption that Supreme Court did not intend to override lower court’s denial of petition for writ of habeas corpus as untimely. 		Prisoners Rights Mar. 19, 2015
People v. Brewer
Material change in law requires reconsideration of injunction relating to detention of prisoners found incompetent to stand trial. 		Prisoners Rights Mar. 16, 2015
Kyzar v. Ryan
Prisoner is not entitled to habeas relief on sufficiency of the evidence claim when state court’s application of law to facts is not objectively unreasonable. 		Prisoners Rights Mar. 12, 2015
Rudin v. Myles
Equitable tolling of AEDPA proper due to abandonment by attorney and diligence by petitioner in pursuing her rights. 		Prisoners Rights Mar. 10, 2015
Cortez v. Skol
Eighth Amendment prisoner rights claim depends on prison official’s subjective awareness of substantial risk of serious harm to inmate’s safety. 		Prisoners Rights Jan. 28, 2015
Shinault v. Hawks
State’s obligation to provide medical care does not extend to shielding inmate’s assets gained from medical-related lawsuit. 		Prisoners Rights Jan. 23, 2015
Holt v. Hobbs
Prison policy prohibiting beards violates Muslim prisoner’s religious exercise rights under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000. 		Prisoners Rights Jan. 21, 2015
Williams v. Paramo
Alleged mislabeling as sex offender allows prisoner to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. 		Prisoners Rights Jan. 8, 2015
Wilkerson v. Wheeler
At prisoner’s excessive force trial, court erroneously instructs jury that prisoner resisted officers without clarifying that resistance may not have been physical. 		Prisoners Rights Nov. 18, 2014
Menefield v. Foreman
Appeals coordinator properly cancels inmate's appeal as duplicative of earlier appeal where they had differences, but both concerned access to chapel. 		Prisoners Rights Nov. 13, 2014
Menefield v. Foreman
Appeals coordinator properly cancels inmate's appeal as duplicative of earlier appeal where they had differences, but both concerned access to chapel. 		Prisoners Rights Oct. 15, 2014
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