Richard H. BLAISDELL, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
C. FRAPPIEA, Defendant-Appellee.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued and Submitted April 16, 2013.
Filed September 10, 2013.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Dawn Sestito , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, CA, argued the cause and filed the briefs for the plaintiff-appellant. Mica Doctoroff , UCLA School of Law Ninth Circuit Clinic, Los Angeles, CA, also argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellant. With them on the briefs was Katharine S. Mercer , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, CA.
Nicholas D. Acedo , Struck Wieneke & Love, P.L.C., Chandler, AZ, argued the cause and filed a supplemental brief for the defendant-appellee. With him on the brief was Daniel P. Struck , Struck Wieneke & Love, P.L.C, Chandler, AZ. Jaleh Najafi , Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C, Phoenix, AZ, filed the original brief for the defendant-appellant. With him on the brief were Eileen Dennis GilBride , Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C., Phoenix, AZ, and Daniel P. Struck , Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C., Phoenix, AZ.
Before: ALFRED T. GOODWIN, DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
OPINION
O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether an inmate engaged in constitutionally protected activity when he served a prison official with a summons and complaint on another inmate's behalf.
I
A
The State of Hawaii contracts with the Corrections Corporation of America ("CCA") to house some of its prisoners within the Saguaro Correctional Center, a privately operated prison...
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