Legal Opinion
Okumoto v. Lattin
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided December 15, 1986No. CV-R-84-93-ECRPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
EDWARD C. REED, Jr., Chief Judge.
This is a civil rights case brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Robert Okumoto, the pro se plaintiff, was, when the incidents relevant to this case occurred, an inmate housed in prison facilities operated by the Nevada Department of Prisons.
The plaintiffs Second Amended Complaint (document # 69) alleges several claims under § 1983 based upon the following allegations: plaintiff was punished for a general violation of the Code of Penal Discipline when there was a specific minor violation covering the offense committed; plaintiff…
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