Legal Opinion
Arnold Maxwell Harris v. George Jacobs
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1980No. 78-3635PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Per curiam
Arnold Harris, an inmate at the Oregon State Penitentiary, brought a pro se civil rights action alleging he was denied adequate medical care while incarcerated, in violation of the Eighth Amendment’s proscription against cruel and unusual punishment and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court entered summary judgment for defendants and Harris appealed. We affirm in part and remand for further proceedings.
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Harris’s pro se complaint alleges that he suffers from a salt-related disease and has an intolerance for salt; that he suffers from severe headaches, nausea…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by77 opinions
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