Legal Opinion
In Re Complaint of Judicial Misconduct
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 24, 2009No. 08-90172PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:
A misconduct complaint has been filed against a district judge. Complainant, a pro se state prisoner, filed a civil rights action in district court. The matter was assigned to the subject judge.
Complainant alleges that the judge discriminated against him but does not explain how or on what basis. Discrimination is not always improper or unethical; in some circumstances, it is entirely appropriate. For instance, incarceration of individuals convicted of crimes, like complainant, is a wholly permissible form of discrimination. See McQueary v. Blodgett, 924 F.2d 829,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- James Robert McQueary v. James Blodgett, Superintendent, Wsp Corrections, Dept of Indeterminate Sentencing Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- In Re Charge of Judicial MisconductCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
3Cited by19 opinions
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