Litigation
Aug. 9, 2013
Circuit remands claims against prison officials in case over inmate suicide
The family of a man who committed suicide in prison will be able to seek damages against a number of prison officials, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Wednesday, vacating part of a district court's summary judgment.
By Hamed Aleaziz
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The family of a man who committed suicide in prison will be able to seek damages against a number of prison officials, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Wednesday, vacating part of a district court's summary judgment in favor of all of the named officials.
The panel, which included Circuit Judges Richard Clifton, Stephen Reinhardt and N. Randy Smith, held that the district court erred in providing summary judgment...
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