Legal Opinion
Griffin v. Arpaio
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 5, 2009No. 06-16132PublishedCited by 335 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Senior Circuit Judge:
Background
For the purposes of this appeal, we take the allegations in Griffin’s complaint and grievances as true. They are as follows: Jermaine Griffin is an inmate in the Arizona Department of Corrections system. Defendants are the Sheriff of Maricopa County, a prison doctor, two prison nurses, and two prison officials. In May of 1999, Griffin fell from the top bunk of his jail cell in Maricopa County, Arizona. At the time, Griffin suffered from mental health conditions for which he took prescription drugs. He asserts that these drugs impaired his vision and…
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