California Supreme Court
Aug. 18, 2015
State Supreme Court will rehear excessive force suit
The State Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of a San Quentin inmate whose excessive force suit against prison officials was dismissed because it was "not logistically or economically feasible" to bring the case to a courtroom.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The state Supreme Court on Friday made the unusual move of granting review of a case
brought by a San Quentin inmate who alleged prison officials used excessive force
but whose suit was dismissed by a Fresno County Superior Court judge because it was
"not logistically or economically feasible" to bring the case to a courtroom.
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