U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Nov. 2, 2009
Prison Receivers Can Be Sued
A court-appointed receiver for California's prison system isn't immune from lawsuits for failing to pay an outside contractor, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - A court-appointed receiver for California's prison system isn't immune from being sued for failing to pay an outside contractor, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday.
The ruling revived Medical Development International's lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections, former receiver Robert Sillen and his successor J. Clark Kelso, and...
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