Legal Opinion
Walter David Morgan v. F.T. MacDonald White Pine County School Board R. Angelone George Deeds S. Godinez C. Wolff W. Reid
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 2, 1994No. 92-16643PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.
We decide whether a Nevada state prison inmate is an “employee” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.
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Walter Morgan is an inmate at Ely State Prison in Nevada. From October 1989 to September 1990, he worked at the Ely State Prison Education Center. Like all other inmates, Morgan was required under Nevada law to work or receive vocational training for 40 hours each week. 1 Morgan chose to fulfill this requirement by working at the Education Center as a computer “trouble-shooter.”
The Education Center is located on the grounds of Ely State…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Daniel Lee Vanskike v. Howard A. Peters, IIICourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Bonnette v. California Health And Welfare AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by41 opinions
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