United States Ninth Circuit

In a prisoner's civil rights action arising from a lockdown imposed on African American inmates at a California state prison, the district court judgment is: 1) affirmed as to plaintiff's Eight Amendment deliberate indifference claim and the district court's decision not to appoint counsel; and 2) reversed, vacated and remanded as to plaintiff's Equal Protection claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/07/2015
• Published 05/07/2015

Judges

• McKeown

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel