Legal Opinion
Cion Peralta v. T. Dillard
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 6, 2014No. 09-55907PublishedCited by 1,043 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge KOZINSKI delivered the opinion of the court, which is joined in full *1081by Judges SILVERMAN, GRABER, TALLMAN, CLIFTON and NGUYEN. Judge BYBEE joins Part II.B.
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:
We consider whether prison officials sued for money damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 may raise a lack of available resources as a defense.
I. Background
At the time Cion Adonis Peralta arrived at California State Prison, Los Angeles County (Lancaster), the prison had only three or four dentists and three or four dental assistants. It had no office technicians or dental hygienists. State policy calls for…
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