Legal Opinion
Gomez v. Vernon
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 10, 2001No. 99-35930PublishedCited by 272 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
This case exemplifies antagonism toward prisoner litigation at the cost of constitutional rights and legal ethics. While all may be fair in war,1 such is not the case in the judicial arena — the courtroom is not a battlefield. After a nineteen-day trial, the district court, Magistrate Judge Boyle presiding, found that the Idaho Department of Corrections, two of its penal institutions, and several officials (collectively the “Department”) retaliated against inmates who filed lawsuits or availed themselves of grievance procedures. The conclusion that the Department…
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