L.W. v. Dee Grubbs, Thomas Nelson Marlin Hutton Richard Hill James Nanson

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1992-09-03

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GOODWIN, Senior Circuit Judge: L.W., a registered nurse employed by the State of Oregon at a medium security custodial institution for young male offenders, was raped and terrorized by an inmate. She sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for damages, and appeals the district court’s judgment of dismissal under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state…

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