Legal Opinion
James F. Taylor v. MacE Knapp
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 30, 1989No. 87-2510PublishedCited by 168 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Chief Judge:
James Taylor appeals the grant of summary judgment against him in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action. We affirm.
The Lifers Club, Inc., is a nonprofit, non-stock corporation formed by five prison inmates of the Nevada State Prison at Carson City, Nevada, allegedly as a service organization for fellow inmates. Taylor alleges in his complaint that various prison officials unlawfully seized and converted money and assets belonging to the Lifers Club for their own personal use. Taylor alleges that he is an officer of the corporation, but he sued as an individual…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Pell v. ProcunierSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Browder v. Director, Dept. of Corrections of Ill.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Frederick C. Wilborn v. Antonio Escalderon and Ruth RushenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by168 opinions
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- Frederick W. Turner v. Bill Armontrout, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Prisoners' Legal Ass'n v. RobersonDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1993
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