Ras Adisa Gamba Oluwa v. James Rowland T. Pruitt James Gomez State of California Wilson, Md

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97 F.3d 1460·1996 WL 552720·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 40194
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 27, 199696-15032California329 words

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97 F.3d 1460 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ras Adisa Gamba OLUWA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James ROWLAND; T. Pruitt; James Gomez; State of California; Wilson, MD, Defendants-Appellees. No. 96-15032. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 23, 1996. * Decided Sept. 27, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. MEMORANDUM ** Ras Adisa Gamba Oluwa, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of state prison officials in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that prison officials violated his constitutional rights by denying him a vegetarian diet. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Kruso v. International Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 496 U.S. 937 (1990), and we reverse. "Inmates ... have the right to be provided with food sufficient to sustain them in good health that satisfies the…

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