Legal Opinion
Neal v. Shimoda
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 11, 1997No. Nos. 95-16564, 95-16790PublishedCited by 360 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a state’s attempt to classify and treat the sex offenders among its prison population in the hope of decreasing recidivism without violating the U.S. Constitution. A.J. Neal (“Neal”) and Marshall Martinez (“Martinez”) appeal the district court’s orders granting summary judgment to the defendant prison administrators in their separate 42 U.S.C. § 1983 actions. Neal and Mai*tinez allege that Hawaii’s Sex Offender Treatment Program (“SOTP”), labeling them sex offenders and compelling their participation in the SOTP as a precondition to their…
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