SHAPLEY v. WOLFF

No. 77-2389.

568 F.2d 1310 (1978)

Billy R. SHAPLEY, Appellant, v. Charles L. WOLFF, Jr., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

February 8, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Billy R. Shapley, in pro per.

Robert F. List, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Nev., for appellees.

Before HUFSTEDLER, SNEED and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges.


SNEED, Circuit Judge:

Shapley, an inmate of the Nevada State Prison, appeals an order from the district court dismissing his amended complaint for its failure to present a claim upon which relief could be granted. Shapley had sought injunctive and declaratory relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that treatment he received violated the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment and the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth...

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