Felix E. Capoeman v. Amos Reed

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1985-04-22

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SKOPIL, Circuit Judge: The question presented is whether the forced cutting of a Native American’s hair by prison officials was a violation of “clearly established” constitutional rights for purposes of determining whether defendants are entitled to assert an immunity defense to a civil rights action. We conclude that the constitu…

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