Published opinions from 1985. The case name opens the case page.
October 8, 1985773 F.2d 1026
Writing for the en banc court, Judge Goodwin held that Bretz failed to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(2) or § 1985(3) because his conspiracy allegations contained no racial or class-based invidious animus, which the court held is required under the second clause of § 1985(2) as under the first clause of §…
July 16, 1985766 F.2d 404
A per curiam Ninth Circuit panel reviewed a Nevada state prisoner's appeal from dismissal of his pro se section 1983 complaint as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. sec. 1915(d). It held the dismissal of his delayed-knee-surgery deliberate-indifference claim was an abuse of discretion: neither res judicata nor collateral…
The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's summary judgment for the Secretary and remanded for payment of Supplemental Security Income benefits, holding that the administrative law judge's finding of no disability was unsupported by substantial evidence and marred by legal error.