Legal Opinion
Agyeman v. Corrections Corp. of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 6, 2004No. 03-16068PublishedCited by 295 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOONAN, Circuit Judge:
Emmanuel Senyo Agyeman appeals the judgment of the district court in this Bivens action in favor of the defendant employees of the Corrections Corporation of America. Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971). Holding that the district court abused its discretion in declining to appoint counsel for Agyeman, we vacate the judgment and remand.
PROCEEDINGS
Agyeman, a native of Ghana, entered the United States in 1988. In 1991, he married a United States citizen, Barbara Levy, who subsequently filed an application for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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