Home/Case Law/Ninth Circuit/Bernard C. Vun Cannon, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Allen F. Breed, James Stratten, C. R. Byrne, Roger C. Chandler, Julio Gonzales, William L. Richey, Mrs. Paula A. Tennant, and Ralph Wright, Individually and in Their Official Capacities as Members of the Youth Authority Board, State of California, R. N. Procunier, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Director of Corrections for the State of California, L. N. Patterson, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Superintendent of Deuel Vocational Institution, Sergeant L. A. Nelson, Correctional Officer, R. Ezell, and Correctional Officer D. E. Burnett, Individually and in Their Official Capacities as Officers and Employees of the Department of Corrections And/or Deuel Vocational Institution, Their Agents, Employees, and Successors in Interest
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No. 350724
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Bernard C. Vun Cannon, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Allen F. Breed, James Stratten, C. R. Byrne, Roger C. Chandler, Julio Gonzales, William L. Richey, Mrs. Paula A. Tennant, and Ralph Wright, Individually and in Their Official Capacities as Members of the Youth Authority Board, State of California, R. N. Procunier, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Director of Corrections for the State of California, L. N. Patterson, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Superintendent of Deuel Vocational Institution, Sergeant L. A. Nelson, Correctional Officer, R. Ezell, and Correctional Officer D. E. Burnett, Individually and in Their Official Capacities as Officers and Employees of the Department of Corrections And/or Deuel Vocational Institution, Their Agents, Employees, and Successors in Interest
No. 350724 · Decided December 6, 1977
No. 350724·Ninth Circuit · 1977·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
December 6, 1977
Citation
No. 350724
Disposition
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Bernard C. Vun Cannon, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Allen F. Breed, James Stratten, C. R. Byrne, Roger C. Chandler, Julio Gonzales, William L. Richey, Mrs. Paula A. Tennant, and Ralph Wright, Individually and in Their Official Capacities as Members of the Youth Authority Board, State of California, R. N. Procunier, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Director of Corrections for the State of California, L. N. Patterson, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Superintendent of Deuel Vocational Institution, Sergeant L. A. Nelson, Correctional Officer, R. Ezell, and Correctional Officer D. E. Burnett, Individually and in Their Official Capacities as Officers and Employees of the Department of Corrections And/or Deuel Vocational Institution, Their Agents, Employees, and Successors in Interest is a decision of the Ninth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for Bernard C. Vun Cannon, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Allen F. Breed, James Stratten, C. R. Byrne, Roger C. Chandler, Julio Gonzales, William L. Richey, Mrs. Paula A. Tennant, and Ralph Wright, Individually and in Their Official Capacities as Members of the Youth Authority Board, State of California, R. N. Procunier, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Director of Corrections for the State of California, L. N. Patterson, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Superintendent of Deuel Vocational Institution, Sergeant L. A. Nelson, Correctional Officer, R. Ezell, and Correctional Officer D. E. Burnett, Individually and in Their Official Capacities as Officers and Employees of the Department of Corrections And/or Deuel Vocational Institution, Their Agents, Employees, and Successors in Interest in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on December 6, 1977.
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