Douglas Keith Krohne v. Kurt S. Peterson

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74 F.3d 1246·1996 WL 19452·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 38932
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 17, 199694-35917California2,795 words

Opinion

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74 F.3d 1246 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Douglas Keith KROHNE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kurt S. PETERSON, et al., Defendants-Appellants. No. 94-35917. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 16, 1995. Decided Jan. 17, 1996. Before: REINHARDT, TROTT and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Defendants-appellants, who are various Washington state prison officials ("defendants"), 1 appeal from the denial of their motion to dismiss plaintiff-appellee Douglas Keith Krohne's ("Krohne") claim under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 on qualified immunity grounds. Krohne alleged that the defendants violated his rights security risk after learning of the escape charge. 2 She had apparently learned of the Montana charge by running Krohne's name through the Offender Based Tracking System ("OBTS"), which indicated that Krohne had a "potential detainer" lodged against him. Apparently, WCC officials entered Krohne into the OBTS based on the…

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