Legal Opinion
Edward Diamontiney, Cross-Appellant v. Robert G. Borg, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 6, 1990No. 88-1938, 89-15250PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROTT, Circuit Judge:
The gist of this case is the refusal of staff at Folsom Prison to acknowledge plaintiff Diamontiney’s preferred surname: Diamontiney. Due to this refusal, Diamon-tiney did not receive mail, including important legal mail from federal district court. Mail sent to him was returned undelivered because it was not addressed to Edward Dreamer, the name under which Diamonti-ney was first committed to prison. Prison officials claim their refusal was mandated by an unforgiving computer program. As could have been predicted, Diamontiney brought suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983,…
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