Young

Young v. Seling

Good Law
32 F. App'x 416
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 20, 2002No. 01-35146; D.C. No. CV-99-05490-FDBCalifornia606 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Andre B. Young, who is civilly committed as a violent sexual predator at the Special Commitment Center (“SCC”), appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment in favor of defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review summary judgment de novo, Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1131 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc), and we affirm.

The district court correctly granted summary judgment on Young’s conditions of confinement and mental healthcare treatment claims because a continuing federal injunction already provides redress for those claims. See Crawford v. Bell, 599 F.2d 890, 892-93 (9th Cir.1979).

The district court correctly granted summary judgment as to Young’s equal protection claim because the SCC demonstrated that a rational relationship exists between the wearing of identification badges by SCC residents and staff and the legitimate governmental objective of maintaining security at the facility. See Webber v. Crabtree, 158 F.3d 460, 461 (9th Cir.1998) (per curiam).

Young’s claim of inadequate exercise fails because the uncontroverted evidence demonstrated that the SCC offered him alternative venues for…

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