NAKAO v. RUSHEN

No. C-81-3816 SAW.

542 F.Supp. 856 (1982)

Charles NAKAO, Helen Gabriel Nakao and Ronald Dellums, Plaintiffs, v. Ruth RUSHEN, individually and as Director of the California State Department of Corrections; George W. Sumner, individually and as Warden of San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California; Lt. J. P. Campbell, individually and as Administrative Aide to the Warden, San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California; Sgt. K. R. Jones, individually and as 2nd Watch Sergeant for Badger Unit, San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California; Officers W. J. Walker and L. L. Anderson, individually and as Correctional Officers of San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California; The County of Contra Costa, a political subdivision of the State of California; Robert E. Jornlin, Director, Contra Costa County Social Services; Troy Grove, individually and as District Manager, West County Social Service Department; Rose Manning, individually and as Social Work Supervisor III of the Contra Costa County Department of Social Services; and Bess Walden, individually and as Social Work Supervisor II of the Contra Costa County Department of Social Services, Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. California.

July 6, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Riordan, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs.

George Deukmejian, Atty. Gen. of the State of Cal., James B. Cuneo, Deputy Atty. Gen., San Francisco, Cal., John B. Clausen, County Counsel, Contra Costa County, Elizabeth B. Hearey, Deputy County Counsel, Martinez, Cal., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

WEIGEL, District Judge.

Plaintiffs in this action are Charles Nakao, a former inmate of San Quentin state prison (inmate Nakao), Helen Gabriel Nakao (Mrs. Nakao), and Ronald Dellums, a United States Congressman. Defendants, identified in detail below, are various officials and employees of the State of California (state defendants) and the County of Contra Costa (county defendants). One of plaintiffs'...

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