Legal Opinion
Seaton v. Mayberg
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 30, 2010No. 05-56894PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge KLEINFELD; Concurrence by Chief Judge KOZINSKI.
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:
We address a claim to privacy rights in his medical records of a prisoner being evaluated for civil commitment.
I. Facts.
The district court dismissed this case1 for failure to state a claim, so we decide it on the basis of the facts alleged in the complaint and filings in the prisoner’s habeas case of which the district court took notice.
Seaton was convicted in 1986 of two counts each of forcible rape and forcible oral copulation, and one count of kidnaping for the purpose of committing rape.2 He had two…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by107 opinions
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- Carpenter v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
- People v. GonzalesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2013
- Huling v. City of Los BanosDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2012
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