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Case #	Name	Category	Court	Judge	Published
12-17103	Armstrong v. Brown District court may not appoint expert to resolve disputes between inmates and California as to compliance with injunction to ensure accommodations for disabled inmates.	Prisoners Rights			Sep. 28, 2014
12-15844	Colwell v. Bannister Nevada Dept. of Corrections' policy of refusing cataract surgery to inmates if they could function with one eye amounts to deliberate indifference under Eighth Amendment.	Prisoners Rights			Aug. 14, 2014
12-15738	Nordstrom v. Ryan Inmate raises valid Sixth Amendment claim alleging prison officials read confidential letter he wanted to send to his attorney, instead of only inspecting it for contraband.	Prisoners Rights			Aug. 11, 2014
11-16714	Allen v. Meyer Magistrate judge improperly dismisses inmate’s civil rights claim against correctional officers because officers never consented to judge’s jurisdiction.	Prisoners Rights			Jun. 22, 2014
13-16396	Parsons v. Ryan Arizona inmates’ lawsuit against Arizona Dept. of Corrections based on allegedly inadequate health care and conditions of confinement may proceed as class action.	Prisoners Rights			Jun. 6, 2014
12-35336	Wood v. Yordy Prisoner cannot maintain Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act claim against wardens, in their individual capacities, for restricting access to prison chapel.	Prisoners Rights			Jun. 4, 2014
13-15466	Plata v. Brown California must comply with court order that required it to give 120-day notice before filing motion to terminate relief in prison health care litigation.	Prisoners Rights			May 29, 2014
11-35628	Brown v. Oregon Dept. of Corrections Prisoner’s 27-month confinement in Oregon correctional institution’s 'Intensive Management Unit' without meaningful review implicates due process concerns.	Prisoners Rights			Apr. 30, 2014
10-55702	Albino v. Baca Trial court must use summary judgment procedures to determine whether prisoner has exhausted administrative remedies before dismissing civil rights suit.	Prisoners Rights			Apr. 4, 2014
12-15856	Davis v. Walker District court incorrectly stays pro se prisoner’s lawsuits, until he is found competent, without making inquiries in addition to pro se coordinator’s advice.	Prisoners Rights			Mar. 25, 2014
09-55907	Peralta v. Dillard Jury may consider prison dentist’s lack of resources when deciding whether he should have to pay damages for failing to provide prisoner with necessary care.	Prisoners Rights			Mar. 7, 2014
F066036	Flores v. California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation Prisoner who claimed correctional officers wrongfully confiscated his television from him must file civil action if he wishes to recover his property.	Prisoners Rights			Mar. 3, 2014
09-16744	Griffin v. Gomez California prison system may not release murderous Aryan Brotherhood leader into general prison population, because he remained an active gang member.	Prisoners Rights			Jan. 29, 2014
11-35579	Grenning v. Miller-Stout Washington prison officials may have subjected inmate to cruel and unusual punishment by keeping him in cell with continuous lighting.	Prisoners Rights			Jan. 17, 2014
11-15851	Gonzales v. California Dept. of Corrections Prisoner may challenge prison's ‘debriefing’ procedure, which allows gang members to renounce gang affiliation, even if he never admitted to being in a gang.	Prisoners Rights			Jan. 16, 2014
10-17030	Cano v. Taylor Former prisoner may pursue claims against Arizona Dept. of Corrections based on his inability to access kosher food and self-help litigation manuals.	Prisoners Rights			Jan. 15, 2014
11-17512	Knapp v. Hogan California prisoner must end appeal in civil rights suit against officials following three dismissals by district court and two more by Ninth Circuit.	Prisoners Rights			Dec. 27, 2013
D062130	Faunce v. Cate Prisoner does not have reasonable expectation of privacy in prison physician’s treatment room where correctional officer was present as well.	Prisoners Rights			Dec. 17, 2013
12-15804	Crowley v. Bannister Prisoner fails to hold prison medical director liable for Lithium overdose by pointing to daily two pill call policy, which enlarged his doses.	Prisoners Rights			Oct. 31, 2013
12-16018	Armstrong v. Brown California prison officials may not shirk responsibility to provide accommodations to disabled parolees, who are awaiting hearings in county jails.	Prisoners Rights			Oct. 7, 2013
11-17947	Castle v. Eurofresh Inc. Arizona prisoner who picked tomatoes to fulfill prison’s hard labor requirement may sue state, but not tomato company, for possible civil rights violations.	Prisoners Rights			Sep. 25, 2013
10-16845	Blaisdell v. Frappiea Prisoner may not sue prison official for being disciplined after serving her with a summons and complaint on another inmate’s behalf.	Prisoners Rights			Sep. 11, 2013
11-15475	Lemire v. California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation Prison officials at California State Prison-Solano may be liable for inmate's suicide by convening staff meeting that left inmates unsupervised for more than three hours.	Prisoners Rights			Aug. 8, 2013
09-16113	Woods v. Carey Fee cap on attorney fees does not apply to fees incurred by prisoner, who successfully defended verdict in his favor on appeal.	Prisoners Rights			Jul. 18, 2013
10-56036	Pride v. Correa Prisoner may bring independent claim for relief based on individual medical needs, despite ongoing class action seeking systemic reform of California prison system.	Prisoners Rights			Jul. 17, 2013
B239730	Shearin v. Brown Class certification motion is denied for prisoners who were incarcerated longer than they should have been because sentencing miscalculations were result of various causes.	Prisoners Rights			Jul. 12, 2013
10-35626	Engebretson v. Mahoney Former prisoner may not sue prison warden for enforcing illegal sentence because warden was executingg a facially valid court order at the time.	Prisoners Rights			Jul. 1, 2013
A134400	In re Martinez Prison officials may not withhold erotic romance novel about werewolves from prisoner due to obscenity because it did not lack serious literary value.	Prisoners Rights			Jun. 18, 2013
10-16658	Jones v. McDaniel Prisoner who was disciplined after writing letter to fellow inmates to join his class action against administrators may not appeal after settling with administrators.	Prisoners Rights			Jun. 10, 2013
A134400	In re Martinez Prison officials may not withhold erotic romance novel about werewolves from prisoner due to obscenity because it did not lack serious literary value.	Prisoners Rights			Jun. 3, 2013