Legal Opinion
Vaccaro v. Dobre
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1996No. 95-15970PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:
The issue in this case is whether, in a Bivens action, the plaintiff must serve the government as well as the individual defendants. We conclude that he need not.
FACTS
According to the complaint, Vaccaro was a minimum security prisoner at a prison camp. His medical record in Ms federal Bureau of Prisons medical file said that he suffered from spina bifida, a congenital defect of Ms lower back requiring restricted activities. All relevant defendants, according to the complaint, were aware of Ms restricted duty status on account of Ms congemtal spinal deformity. Despite…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Puett v. BlandfordCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. DemkoSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Margaret Daly-Murphy v. Michael Winston, E. Carmack Holmes, Arthur S. Kling, Ronald L. Nelson and the Veterans AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Felix Valdez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by30 opinions
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