Joseph Toussaint, Plaintiffs/appellees/cross-Appellants v. Daniel McCarthy Defendants/appellants/cross-Appellees

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801 F.2d 1080·1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 31429

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 30, 198684-2833, 85-1507, 85-1878 and 85-2526California19,924 words

Opinion

Beezer, J.

Both parties appeal from the district court’s order granting permanent injunc-tive relief against California prison officials. Although this appeal presents a variety of discrete issues, the case presents this general issue: Does the protection afforded by the United States Constitution require that San Quentin and Folsom prison officials remain subject to controls imposed by the district court or should prison control be returned to California prison officials? We conclude that, in general, the district court assumed too much control over the day to day affairs of the prisons. Therefore, constitutional restraints require modification of the district court’s decree.

I

BACKGROUND

This class action was commenced on behalf of prisoners committed to administrative segregation in four California prisons: San Quentin, Folsom, Deuel Vocational Institute at Tracy, and the Correctional Training Facility at Soledad. The defendants are the Director of the California Department of Corrections and the wardens of the prisons involved. We address orders pertaining to San Quentin and Folsom.

The complaint was filed in 1973. In the first phase of the proceedings, a three-judge district court…

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Parties

Joseph TOUSSAINT//Cross-
Plaintiff
Daniel McCARTHY//Cross-
Defendant

Judges

Wright
Kennedy
Beezer

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