Legal Opinion
Olivas v. Nevada Ex Rel. Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 19, 2017No. 15-17123PublishedCited by 303 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Dario Olivas, a former prisoner, sued correctional officers and the Nevada Department of Corrections alleging violations of the Eighth Amendment and various state laws for injuries he suffered, and the medical treatment he received, after he was struck by shotgun pellets that officers fired in an attempt to quell an inmate altercation. The district court treated the lawsuit as one brought by a prisoner and thus applied the screening procedures established by § 1915A of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, dismissing the Complaint pursuant to those procedures.…
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