Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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D043702
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Snow v. Woodford
Prison policy prohibiting inmates from possessing sexually explicit materials is constitutional. |
Prisoners Rights |
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Nov. 10, 2005 | |
03-35337
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Paulsen v. Daniels
Prison bureau violated Administrative Procedure Act in adopting regulation pertaining to early release program. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Oct. 5, 2005 | |
02-56302
|
Hearns v. Terhune
Muslim inmate who was attacked by fellow Muslims may sue prison for civil rights violations. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Oct. 5, 2005 | |
H027848
|
Board of Prison Terms v. Superior Court (Ngo)
Court cannot require prison board to respond to claim not raised in prisoner's habeas petition. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Oct. 4, 2005 | |
03-15335
|
Rhodes v. Robinson
Prisoner may state claim of unlawful First Amendment retaliation by prison officials regardless of whether there is 'chilling' effect. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Aug. 23, 2005 | |
03-35608
|
Prison Legal News v. Lehman
Prison regulation prohibiting inmates from receiving non-subscription bulk mail and catalogs is unconstitutional. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Aug. 23, 2005 | |
04-15478
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Butler v. Adams
Visually impaired inmate satisfied grievance procedure to proceed with lawsuit for disability discrimination. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Aug. 9, 2005 | |
02-17440
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Andrews v. V.R. King
Defendant bears burden of producing sufficient evidence that plaintiff is barred from proceeding in forma pauperis. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Aug. 9, 2005 | |
04-15466
|
Agster v. Maricopa County
County facing lawsuit over death of prisoner cannot claim that mortality report is privileged. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Jul. 25, 2005 | |
02-17148
|
Jones v. Blanas
Civil detainee awaiting adjudication is entitled to conditions of confinement that are not punitive. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Jul. 12, 2005 | |
01-56436
|
Johnson v. State of California
Prison policy of using race as factor in assigning new inmate's cell mate for 60 days does not violate Equal Protection Clause. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Apr. 5, 2005 | |
03-636
|
Johnson v. California
Policy of racially segregating new prisoners while prison officials determine their ultimate placement is subject to strict scrutiny. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Mar. 1, 2005 | |
02-17440
|
Andrews v. V.R. King
Defendant bears burden of producing sufficient evidence that plaintiff is barred from proceeding in forma pauperis. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Feb. 22, 2005 | |
C044302
|
Wright v. State of California
Prisoner cannot maintain tort action against state because he failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Nov. 9, 2004 | |
03-15335
|
Rhodes v. Robinson
Prisoner may state claim of unlawful First Amendment retaliation by prison officials regardless of whether there is 'chilling' effect. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Oct. 8, 2004 | |
A104121
|
In re Dikes
Prisoner testing positive for drugs while incarcerated may be charged with possession of controlled substance. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Oct. 7, 2004 | |
02-17224
|
Henderson v. Terhune
Prison's hair length regulation serves important penological interests that outweigh prisoner's religious interest. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Sep. 28, 2004 | |
03-15006
|
Clement v. California Dept. of Corrections
Prison policy prohibiting inmate mail containing material downloaded from internet is unconstitutional. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Jul. 8, 2004 | |
02-56309
|
Lolli v. County of Orange
Constitutional violation may occur when government fails to respond to medical needs of diabetic detainee. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Jun. 30, 2004 | |
02-35194
|
Bahrampour v. Lampert
Prisoner alleging unlawful deprivation of mail failed to establish civil rights violation. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Jun. 29, 2004 | |
02-16546
|
Austin v. Terhune
Plaintiff sufficiently presented claim that he was retaliated against by prison officer for exercising First Amendment rights. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Jun. 29, 2004 | |
02-17077
|
Ashker v. California Dept. of Corrections
Prison regulation requiring books to have approved vendor labels is unconstitutional. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Mar. 11, 2004 | |
01-17126
|
Jackson v. Carey
Prisoner who was transferred before his inmate appeal was heard may sue for due process violation. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Feb. 17, 2004 | |
01-17527
|
Bruce v. Ylst
Prisoner's due process rights were not violated by prison officials who validated him as gang member based on stale evidence. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Dec. 15, 2003 | |
B166178
|
In re Scott
Discipline under regulation for repeated pattern of administrative rule violations must involve same offense. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Dec. 12, 2003 | |
00-15795
|
Schneider v. California Dept. of Corrections
District court must determine whether state's failure to pay interest to individual inmates on their Inmate Trust Accounts violates takings clause. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Dec. 4, 2003 | |
02-16273
|
Dannenberg v. Valadez
In prisoner's rights case, attorney fees incurred to obtain injunctive relief aren't limited by Prison Litigation Reform Act. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Oct. 16, 2003 | |
01-55169
|
McIntyre v. Bayer
Nevada statute effects taking of inmate interest, but court cannot determine, based on record, if just compensation is owed to inmate. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Oct. 15, 2003 | |
D038889
|
Vasquez v. State
Taxpayer action may be brought to compel state to require private manufacturer to pay inmates' wages due under Prison Inmate Labor Initiative. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Oct. 1, 2003 | |
C041492
|
In re Farley
Defendant arrested for oral copulation was properly classified in prison as sex offender. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Oct. 1, 2003 |