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California Courts of Appeal

Jul. 31, 2012

Panel reverses judgment against state prison system

The daughter of a man who died of penile cancer after being refused treatment by the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and later by federal immigration officials can't sue the state, an appellate panel has ruled .


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The daughter of a Salvadoran man who died of penile cancer after being refused treatment by the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and later by federal immigration officials can't sue the state, an appellate panel has ruled.


The ruling by Division 3 of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, issued Thursday, grants broad immunity to the statefor injury caused to prisoners and failure to p...

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