Legal Opinion
Johnny L. Spain v. Raymond K. Procunier
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 30, 1979No. 76-1095PublishedCited by 412 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
Six prisoners in the California state prison at San Quentin brought this suit to establish that conditions of their confinement and certain practices directed against them by prison guards were in violation of the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Constitution. U. S. Const, amend. VIII. The action was commenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against the Director of the California Department of Corrections, the Warden and Associate Warden of the prison, and three prison correctional officers. Judge Zirpoli conducted a…
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