Jackson v. California Department of Mental Health
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 8, 200503-17068California3,962 words
Opinion
Opinion
Kozinski, J.
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
VASHON TYRONE JACKSON, No. 03-17068 Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. v.
CV-00-00274-
CA DEPT. OF MENTAL HEALTH; LKK/PAN
JOHN DEMORALES, Executive
ORDER AND
Director; CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY
AMENDED
GENERAL,
OPINION
Respondents-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Lawrence K. Karlton, Senior District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted August 13, 2004—San Francisco, California
Filed February 28, 2005 Amended June 8, 2005
Before: Harry Pregerson and Alex Kozinski, Circuit Judges, and John S. Rhoades, Sr.,* District Judge.
Opinion by Judge Kozinski
*The Honorable John S. Rhoades, Sr., Senior United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, sitting by designation.
6531 6534 JACKSON v. CA DEPT. OF MENTAL HEALTH
COUNSEL
David M. Porter, Assistant Federal Defender, Sacramento, California, for the petitioner-appellant.
Craig S. Meyers, Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, Cali- fornia, for the respondents-appellees.