Legal Opinion
Pella v. Adams
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided September 18, 1989No. CV-R-85-0098-ECRPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
EDWARD C. REED, Jr., Chief Judge.
The facts of this matter were fully set forth in Pella v. Adams, 638 F.Supp. 94 (D.Nev.1986). Concisely stated, a green leafy substance was discovered in Plaintiff’s cell. His urine tested positive for the presence tetrohydrocannabinol (THC), the principal psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. At a subsequent disciplinary hearing, he requested an additional test at his expense, which was denied. In an order issued on December 22, 1988 702 F.Supp. 244, this court determined that the test itself — the Enzyme Multiple Immunoassay Test…
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