BALLA v. IDAHO STATE BD. OF CORRECTIONS

Nos. 87-3800, 87-3959.

869 F.2d 461 (1989)

Walter D. BALLA, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. IDAHO STATE BOARD OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Walter D. BALLA, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. IDAHO STATE BOARD OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 3, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen L. Pevar, American Civil Liberties Union, Denver, Colo., for plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees.

Robert R. Gates, Deputy Atty. Gen., State of Idaho, Boise, Idaho, for defendants-appellees-cross-appellants.

Before WRIGHT, WALLACE and HUG, Circuit Judges.


WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

In these consolidated appeals, Balla and a class of prisoners (prisoners) incarcerated in Idaho appeal from the denial of their motions for contempt and for reconsideration. The prisoners contend that the district court (1) employed the wrong order as a benchmark against which to judge the compliance of the Idaho State Board of Corrections (Board) for purposes of their contempt motion, (2) erroneously denied their motion for contempt, and ...

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