Legal Opinion
Canell v. Lightner
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1998No. 95-35161PublishedCited by 164 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Alvin Howard Canell appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing his § 1983 action against Officer Roderick Lightner, Sheriff Robert Skipper, and the Multnomah County Detention Center for violations of his First Amendment rights.1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm. •
BACKGROUND
During the two-month period from March 4, 1993 to May 17, 1993, Canell was held in pretrial detention at the Multnomah County Detention Center. During a part of that time, Lightner worked three nights a week .as a correctional officer in the unit…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- O'Lone v. Estate of ShabazzSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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