Legal Opinion
Richard E. Loux v. B. J. Rhay, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1967No. 20603_1PublishedCited by 1,358 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYRNE, District Judge.
Appellant, an inmate of Washington State Penitentiary, filed an in forma pau-peris complaint with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, seeking damages in the amount of $1,500,000.00 from the State of Washington and several individuals, including the Warden and the Doctor of the prison.
He cited 28 U.S.C. § 1343 as conferring jurisdiction in the District Court, *57and alleged that he had “undergone cruel and unusual treatment” when the defendants, in violation of the Statutes of the State of Washington, placed him in a ■“strip cell” without…
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- Meyer v. State Board of EqualizationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by1,358 opinions
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