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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Oct. 7, 2011

9th Circuit allows inmate's case to proceed

A stabbed and beaten jail inmate's civil suit against Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy D. Baca will go forward, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced Wednesday over a strong protest from its conservative judges.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A stabbed and beaten jail inmate's civil suit against the Los Angeles County sheriff will go forward, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced Wednesday over a strong protest from its conservative judges.


The case involves Sheriff Leroy D. Baca, currently under fire from the ACLU over how he runs his lockup, plus a battle within the circuit over the meaning of recent U.S. Supreme Court prece...

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