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Engebretson v. Mahoney
Former prisoner may not sue prison warden for enforcing illegal sentence because warden was executingg a facially valid court order at the time. 		Prisoners Rights May 31, 2013
Labatad v. Corrections Corp. of America
Prison officials do not violate Eighth Amendment by placing inmate in cell with rival gang member after he fought with another member of same gang. 		Prisoners Rights May 2, 2013
Castro v. Terhune
Inmate who was associated with Mexican Mafia unsuccessfully challenges clarity of regulation that guides prison officials in validating inmates as gang affiliates. 		Prisoners Rights Apr. 8, 2013
In re Villa
Prisoner’s ties to prison gang may not be validated by forms he had in his possession to help another prisoner with preparing legal documents. 		Prisoners Rights Mar. 21, 2013
Hartmann v. California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Wiccan prisoners can sue California for failure to apply neutral criteria in examining whether paid chaplains are needed to meet inmates’ religious needs. 		Prisoners Rights Feb. 20, 2013
Chappell v. Mandeville
Prison officials may not be sued for subjecting prisoner to harsh conditions during contraband watch because conditions served legitimate penological purpose. 		Prisoners Rights Feb. 1, 2013
In re Morales
Prison may not give preferential treatment to inmates on basis of race or ethnicity because system was not narrowly tailored to further prison security. 		Prisoners Rights Jan. 23, 2013
Furnace v. Sullivan
Vegetarian inmate may pursue his Eighth Amendment claim against correctional officers who emptied two cans of pepper spray on him for refusing non-vegetarian meal. 		Prisoners Rights Jan. 17, 2013
In re Fernandez
Prisoner's validation as associate of prison gang is adequately supported where prison staff identified three reliable source items indicating his association. 		Prisoners Rights Jan. 16, 2013
Castaneda v. Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation
State is immune to liability for injury to prisoner, who died of cancer following penis amputation, because medical practitioners did not fail to summon medical care. 		Prisoners Rights Jan. 15, 2013
Ryan v. Gonzales
Prisoner on death row is not entitled to stay federal habeas proceedings pending a competency determination based on his right to counsel. 		Prisoners Rights Jan. 8, 2013
Peralta v. Dillard
Prison dentist is not deliberately indifferent to inmate’s medical needs when he was unable to give proper care due to staff shortages. 		Prisoners Rights Jan. 7, 2013
Pouncil v. Tilton
Muslim inmate's lawsuit alleging prison's denial of his conjugal visit requests interfered with his practice of Islam advances as timely. 		Prisoners Rights Nov. 23, 2012
Akhtar v. Mesa
Prisoner who was relocated multiple times, despite medical orders requiring him to be housed on ground floor cell, may sue prison for deliberate indifference. 		Prisoners Rights Nov. 6, 2012
In re Villa
Prisoner’s ties to prison gang may not be validated by forms he had in his possession to help another prisoner with preparing legal documents. 		Prisoners Rights Sep. 28, 2012
Albino v. Baca
Sex offender, who was raped in prison by other inmates, cannot sue county sheriff because he failed to follow prison’s grievance procedure. 		Prisoners Rights Sep. 24, 2012
Stratton v. Buck
Prison nurse cannot dismiss suit based on prisoner’s failure to file grievance when prisoner was not given notice to develop response. 		Prisoners Rights Sep. 20, 2012
Wood v. Beauclair
When prisoner alleges sexual abuse by prison guard, state, rather than prisoner, has to prove that conduct was not consensual. 		Prisoners Rights Sep. 5, 2012
Castaneda v. Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation
State is immune to liability for injury to prisoner, who died of cancer following penis amputation, because medical practitioners did not fail to summon medical care. 		Prisoners Rights Jul. 30, 2012
Woods v. Carey
Pro se prisoner litigants must be given notice of opposition procedural requirements when summary judgment motions are filed. 		Prisoners Rights Jul. 9, 2012
Gomez v. Superior Court (Felker)
Court commissioner has authority to summarily deny petition for writ of habeas corpus, which seeks to enforce prisoner's rights while in confinement. 		Prisoners Rights Jun. 18, 2012
In re Crawford
Prison violates inmate's freedom of speech when it confiscated his outgoing letter to newspaper, which arguably identified himself as gang member. 		Prisoners Rights Jun. 14, 2012
Snow v. McDaniel
Summary judgment on inmate's claim of deliberate indifference to medical needs is improper because prison doctors inexplicably ignored specialists' surgery recommendations in treating inmate. 		Prisoners Rights May 28, 2012
Balla v. State
Prison Litigation Reform Act allows attorney fees to extent fees are directly and reasonably incurred in proving violation of Act and in enforcing relief ordered. 		Prisoners Rights Apr. 17, 2012
In re Fratus
Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation violates inmate’s due process rights by depriving inmate of right to call friendly witness and question officers at disciplinary hearing. 		Prisoners Rights Apr. 12, 2012
Watison v. Carter
Prison inmate's First Amendment complaints against prison officials are improperly dismissed where inmate filed grievances and had retaliatory action taken against him. 		Prisoners Rights Feb. 14, 2012
In re Garcia
Denial of prisoner’s request to participate in existing kosher meal program, as his religion requires, violates his statutory rights of religious exercise. 		Prisoners Rights Jan. 12, 2012
Silva v. Di Vittorio
Prisoner may proceed ‘in forma pauperis’ where orders of dismissal were filed months after instant appeal and thus, did not count as ‘strike.’ 		Prisoners Rights Sep. 26, 2011
Moore v. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
Prisoner’s claims, which were dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, do not qualify as ‘strikes’ prohibiting prisoner from obtaining in forma pauperis status. 		Prisoners Rights Sep. 14, 2011
Nevada Dept. of Corrections v. Greene
Prison’s ban on personal possession of typewriters does not infringe inmates’ due process rights where ban was enacted to advance safety goal. 		Prisoners Rights Aug. 16, 2011
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