# Wiltsie v. California Department of Corrections

> Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · December 31, 1968 · 406 F.2d 515

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/8880073

## Case

- **Full name:** Clifford Paul WILTSIE v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS and Walter Dunbar, as Director of Corrections, Lawrence E. Wilson, as Warden, California State Prison, San Quentin, California, R. Wham, as Associate Warden-Custody, California State Prison, San Quentin, California, C. B. McEndree, as Correctional Captain, California State Prison, San Quentin, California, C. E. Moody, as Correctional Lieutenant, California State Prison, San Quentin, California, Does One and Two, as Correctional Sergeants, California State Prison, San Quentin, California, N. T. Smith and Woodside, and Does Three through Twenty-Five, Collectively and Individually
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- **Decided:** December 31, 1968
- **Citations:** 406 F.2d 515
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Chambers
- **Judges:** Chambers, Hamley
- **Cited by:** 98 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge
(dissenting) :
I do not believe that the Supreme Court has yet commanded us to go as far as the majority opinion goes in giving a prisoner the right to sue his keepers. Therefore, I dissent.

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