Legal Opinion
Keith A. Berg v. Larry Kincheloe
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 14, 1986No. 84-4310, 85-3963PublishedCited by 408 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Keith A. Berg, appearing pro se, appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Berg contends that summary judgment was improper because triable issues of material fact exist. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.
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FACTS
In August 1983 Berg, a prisoner at the Washington State Penitentiary (the “prison”), filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He named as defendants five employees of the prison: Kin-cheloe, Marsh, Steinbeck, Fleming and Iv-erson. Berg alleged…
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