Criminal
May 18, 2011
High Court to Hear Prisoner's Case
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a challenge to a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision allowing a California inmate to sue private employees working at a prison.
By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a challenge to a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision allowing a California inmate to sue private employees working at a prison.
The issue stems from a 2001 lawsuit by federal convict Richard Pollard aimed at employees of Wackenhut Corrections Corp., which now operates as The GEO Group Inc. Pollard claims he hurt his elbow in a fall wh...
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