Palmer v. Valdez

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2009-03-24

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CALLAHAN, Circuit Judge: William Palmer, a California state prisoner, appeals from the district court’s judgment in favor of prison officials in his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging violations of the Eighth Amendment. Following a bench trial, Palmer argues that the district court erred by (1) imposing an unconstitutional condition on Palmer’s waiver of his right to trial by jury,…

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