Legal Opinion
Willie Carpenter v. A. Pfeil
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 9, 2015No. 14-15739UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
Plaintiff-Appellant Willie Carpenter (“Carpenter”), a state prisoner, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging use of excessive force and failure to protect by correctional officers in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. On appeal, Carpenter argues that he was denied a fair trial for his § 1983 claims in a number of ways: (1) the district court allowed him to be held in shackles throughout the two trials without first holding a hearing to determine whether shackles were necessary; (2) the district court abused its discretion in the management of trial,…
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- Tony Duckett v. Salvador Godinez Brian McKayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Diane MILLER and Pamela Lewis, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FAIRCHILD INDUSTRIES, INC., a Maryland Corporation, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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