Jeffers v. Gomez

267 F.3d 895 (9th Cir. 2001) DONNELL JEFFERS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. JAMES GOMEZ, DIRECTOR, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; THEO WHITE, WARDEN, CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON AT SACRAMENTO; SAM BESS, CORRECTIONAL OFFICER AT CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON AT SACRAMENTO; MARGARET YERBY, CORRECTIONAL OFFICER AT CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON AT SACRAMENTO, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. Nos. 99-15867, 99-15868, 99-15869, 99-15870 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued and Submitted September 14, 2000--San Francisco, California February 20, 2001 Amended Oct. 3, 2001 [Copyrighted Material Omitted][Copyrighted Material Omitted][Copyrighted Material Omitted] Counsel Jesse M. Rivera, Michael E. Vinding, Law Offices of Moreno & Rivera, Sacramento, California, for defendant-appellant Sam Bess. Douglas P. Adams, Adams & Mason, Inc., Sacramento, California, for defendant-appellant Margaret Yerby. John D. Adkisson, Sacramento, California, for defendant-appellant James Gomez. Jennifer Weck, Deputy Attorney General, San Diego, California, for defendant-appellant Theo White. John H. Scott, San Francisco, California, for the plaintiff-appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court…