Christopher I. Simmons v. Sacramento County Superior Court Sacramento County Sheriff's Department and R. Duane Skelton

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2003-02-10

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OPINION GRABER, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff Christopher Simmons, a state prisoner, brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . He failed to appear for trial in a civil personal injury action that he was pursuing because, by the time that proceeding occurred, he was in the Sacramento County Jail awaiting trial on an un…

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