Legal Opinion
Maurice S. Thompson v. Jiro J. Enomoto, Director, California Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1987No. 85-1884PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal from an interlocutory order of the district court appointing a special master to monitor compliance with a consent decree comes to a motions panel, pursuant to action of the Conference Attorney who requested that the parties brief the issue of jurisdiction. 1 We find the order to be nonappealable and dismiss the appeal, sua sponte, for lack of jurisdiction.
FACTS
Maurice Thompson and other “death row” inmates (“inmates”) in the California State Prison at San Quentin commenced this civil rights action on July 6, 1979 against the State Director of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Robert O. Gilmore, Jr., and Inmates of San Quentin State Prison, United States of America, Intervenor v. People of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Will Stone v. City And County Of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Hamilton v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- In Re Donald PearsonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
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