Legal Opinion
James C. Wright v. Ruth Rushen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 13, 1981No. 80-4534PublishedCited by 227 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
The issue is whether the district court properly issued a preliminary injunction mandating extensive changes at three California state prisons. Because we conclude that the district court did not apply the proper legal standards assessing the plaintiffs’ probability of ultimate success on the merits, the entire preliminary injunction must be set aside. We remand the case to the district court for further proceedings consistent with our opinion.
BACKGROUND
The plaintiffs are a class of approximately 2,000 prisoners confined in administrative segregation in four California…
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