Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Spalding
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1986No. Nos. 84-3752, 84-3825PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACBRIDE, Senior District Judge:
The underlying action was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the medical care accorded appellant’s decedent, an inmate at the Washington State Penitentiary, violated his eighth amendment rights, denied him equal protection of the laws, and denied him a state-created liberty interest *869without due process of law. This appeal principally challenges the district court’s refusal to instruct the jury on appellant’s due process and equal protection theories. On cross-appeal, appellees seek reversal of the district court’s denial of their request for…
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3Cited by106 opinions
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