Legal Opinion
David Poe Wood v. Vernon G. Housewright, George Sumner
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1990No. 87-2519PublishedCited by 2,302 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
David Poe Wood, an inmate at the Nevada State Prison sued Vernon Housewright, then Director of the Nevada State Department of Prisons, and George Sumner, Warden of the Nevada State Prison, in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada seeking damages and in-junctive relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Wood alleged that the defendants were liable for: 1) deliberate indifference by the prison staff to his medical needs, and 2) for denying him meaningful access to the courts in his effort to pursue this action. The district court ruled in favor of the…
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