Legal Opinion
Felix E. Capoeman v. Amos Reed
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 22, 1985No. 84-3759PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:
The question presented is whether the forced cutting of a Native American’s hair by prison officials was a violation of “clearly established” constitutional rights for purposes of determining whether defendants are entitled to assert an immunity defense to a civil rights action. We conclude that the constitutional right was not clearly established at the time of the hair cut because courts had failed to develop a clear standard of legal analysis in prisoner free expression cases. Accordingly, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Appellant Capoeman is a Quinault Indian…
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