United States Ninth Circuit

Prisoner's section 1983 retaliation claim against a correctional officer was improperly dismissed; his pro se pleading was sufficient, though woefully inartful.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/17/2004
• Published 05/17/2004

Judges

• CANBY, Circuit Judge., Before CANBY, W. FLETCHER, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Samuel Eric Austin, Pro se, Chino, CA, the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lotte Colbert, Matheny, Sears, Linkert & Long, LLP, Sacramento, CA, for the defendant-appellee.