Bruce v. Ylst

351 F.3d 1283 Vincent C. BRUCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Eddie YLST; G.E. Harris; P.H. Carrillo; P.E. Tingey; A. Godfrey; D. Marriott, Correctional Counselor; M. Coziahr, Lieutenant; L. Washington, Jr., Correctional Officer; Robert Ayers, Jr., Warden; J. McGrath; T. Schwartz, Associate Warden; D. Smith, Captain; B.J. O'Neill, Captain; Raul J. Dillard, Captain; Gary H. Wise, Lieutenant; M. Piland; G.M. Ater; K. Burns; M. Johnston; S.C. Wohlwend; Terhune; Padilla, Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-17527. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 5, 2003 — San Francisco, California. Filed December 10, 2003. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Kelly A. Woodruff, Farella Braun & Martel LLP, San Francisco, California, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant. Anya M. Binsacca, Attorney General's Office, San Francisco, California, CA, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; Vaughn R. Walker, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-99-04492-VRW. Before: David R. THOMPSON, Stephen S. TROTT, Circuit Judges, and Charles R. WEINER, * Senior District Judge. OPINION TROTT,…