Samuel Song v. George Deeds, Leon Smith, Gary True Phil Smith, Martha Hailey, James Patterson, Julie Madlock, H. Davis Eric Bascomb

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947 F.2d 951·1991 WL 223980
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 31, 199190-16302California1,841 words

Opinion

Opinion

947 F.2d 951 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Samuel SONG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. George DEEDS, Leon Smith, Gary True Phil Smith, Martha Hailey, James Patterson, Julie Madlock, H. Davis Eric Bascomb, Defendants-Appellees. No. 90-16302. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 17, 1991. Decided Oct. 31, 1991. 1 Before CHOY and SNEED, Circuit Judges, and KELLEHER * , District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** I. Factual and Procedural Background 3 The appellant is a prisoner in the Nevada State Prison. On June 15, 1989, he was asked to submit to a random urinalysis test. The test, administered by Eric Bascomb, a certified experienced analyst and a defendant in the district court case, came up positive. The appellant was immediately removed from his cell, placed in administrative segregation, and served with a notice of classification hearing. 4 The appellant had been working as a porter in his unit, but placement in administrative segregation made…

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