Legal Opinion
Charles Allison v. California Adult Authority
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 11, 1969No. 23892_1PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge:
Allison, a California state prisoner, brought a Civil Rights action (42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985) against various representatives of the California correctional system. His complaint alleged that the actions of defendants had deprived him of his constitutional rights. Initially Allison was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis (28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)). The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted under Rule 12(b) (6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Allison appeals from that determination.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Neal Clark v. State of Washington, and Washington State Bar Association, an Agency of State Government, the State Bar of California, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Douglas Stiltner v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Frank Hale Bennett v. People of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Jack Silver v. Fred R. DicksonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Homer Ray Brown v. Edmund G. Brown, Governor, State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by102 opinions
- Johnson v. GlickCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Webster Salasker Lucas v. Department of Corrections California Men's Colony-WestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Kenneth Gaut v. Franklin Sunn, Director of Social Services and HousingCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Jones v. BalesDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1972
- John Houston Sellars v. Raymond K. ProcunierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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