Legal Opinion
Jerry S. Diamond v. Peter J. Pitchess, Sheriff
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 29, 1969No. 22268PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Diamond, presently an inmate of a California state prison, filed a “Complaint for Damages and Injunction for Violation of Civil Rights” against the State of California, the County of Los Angeles, the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, various named deputy sheriffs, and an unnamed male nurse. The complaint alleged numerous acts of mistreatment inflicted upon appellant in 1966 while he was in state custody. The alleged facts would, if true, support Diamond’s claim for civil relief against the named individual defendants. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, 1986. See also 28…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Ardis O. Smart v. Robert A. Heinze, Warden, Folsom Prison, Represa, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Paul Rodger Weller v. Fred H. Dickson, Andrew Emmitte Pope v. Richard A. McGeeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Elmo Williams v. H. v. FieldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Calvin C. Shobe v. The People of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Jessie W. Collins v. Cecil Cundy, Campbell County Attorney and Sheriff Hladky, Sheriff of Campbell CountyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- Jones v. BalesDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1972
- United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Author Services, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Bennett v. GravelleDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1971
- Boyce v. AlizaduhCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
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