Legal Opinion
Oscar W. Jones v. Lou Blanas County of Sacramento
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 27, 2004No. 02-17148PublishedCited by 1,303 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Oscar W. Jones (“Jones”) appeals from a grant of summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action in favor of defendants-appellees Sheriff Lou Blanas and the County of Sacramento. Jones seeks damages based on violations of his constitutional rights while he was confined in jail as a civil detainee. He had completed his criminal sentence, but was awaiting proceedings under California’s Sexually Violent Predator Act. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm in part and reverse in part the grant of summary judgment, and we…
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