Legal Opinion

Malik v. Brown

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 28, 1995No. 94-35529PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

In this qualified immunity case we decide whether a prisoner’s First Amendment right to use his religious name in conjunction with his committed name on outgoing mail was clearly established in 1990. We also determine whether a prison notary public violated a clearly established law when she refused to attest to a document on which the inmate’s signature did not match his identification.

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Dawud Halisi Malik brought suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985, alleging that prison officials violated his statutory and constitutional rights by refusing to…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. O'Lone v. Estate of ShabazzSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Ross W. Sorrels v. Ronald McKee David Buss Cly Evans Archie Grant Loreli, Cruthers Kay Walter Jim Blodgett Joseph LehmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  2. May v. BaldwinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  3. Boyd v. Benton CountyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  4. Drummond v. City of AnaheimCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  5. Drummond ex rel. Drummond v. City of AnaheimCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003

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