Legal Opinion
Homer Ray Brown v. Edmund G. Brown, Governor, State of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 18, 1966No. 21005_1PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLIN, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, an inmate of San Quentin Prison in California filed an in forma pauperis complaint with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He named the Governor of California and the Warden of the prison as defendants and alleged, under the Federal Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 1 their agents beat him and caused various other deprivations of his civil rights. The district court dismissed the complaint under Fed.R.Civ.Proc., Rule 12 (b) for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. This appeal followed.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Paul Rodger Weller v. Fred H. Dickson, Andrew Emmitte Pope v. Richard A. McGeeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Douglas Stiltner v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Robert Louis Williford v. People of the State of California, Robert A. Heinze, Warden, Folsom State Prison, Amos X. Brister v. People of the State of California, Robert A. Heinze, Warden, Folsom State Prison, Ivory X. Guidry v. People of the State of California, Robert A. Heinze, Warden, Folsom State Prison, George X. Morris v. People of the State of California, Robert A. Heinze, Warden, Folsom State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Johnson v. GlickCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Western Mining Council v. WattCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Western Mining Council v. WattCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Alan Kimbrough McFadden v. Eddie LucasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Warren Curtis v. Angus Russell EveretteCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
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