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Capps v. Atiyeh

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 3, 1981
652 F.2d 823 (9th Cir. 1981)

Summary

granting stay of district court order pending decision of Rhodes

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Opinion

No. 80-3404.

Argued May 7, 1981. Submitted August 3, 1981.

Decided August 3, 1981.

Dave Fromnmayer, Atty. Gen., Salem, Or., for defendants-appellants.

Roy Haber, Eugene, Or., Robert A. Stalker, Jr., Salem, Or. (argued), for plaintiffs-respondents.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon; James M. Burns, Chief Judge.

Before KENNEDY and ALARCON, Circuit Judges, and COPPLE, District Judge.

Honorable William P. Copple, United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, sitting by designation.


The case is ordered submitted. The district court's judgment is vacated. See Capps v. Atiyeh, 495 F. Supp. 802 (D.Ore. 1980), stayed, Atiyeh v. Capps, 449 U.S. 1312, 101 S.Ct. 829, 66 L.Ed.2d 785 (Rehnquist, Circuit Justice, 1981). The case is remanded for further consideration and specific findings in light of Rhodes v. Chapman, ___ U.S. ___, 101 S.Ct. 2392, 69 L.Ed.2d 59 (1981) and Wright v. Rushen, 642 F.2d 1129 (9th Cir. 1981).

Appellants' motion to submit supplemental briefs is denied.

JUDGMENT VACATED and CASE REMANDED.


Summaries of

Capps v. Atiyeh

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 3, 1981
652 F.2d 823 (9th Cir. 1981)

granting stay of district court order pending decision of Rhodes

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nothing in Eighth Amendment requires inmates be housed in manner that avoids confrontation

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Case details for

Capps v. Atiyeh

Case Details

Full title:TOM CAPPS, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. VICTOR ATIYEH, GOVERNOR OF…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Aug 3, 1981

Citations

652 F.2d 823 (9th Cir. 1981)

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