Norwood v. Vance
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on February 22, 2011.
Docket No.09-1215
Op. Below9th Cir.
Issue
(1)Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in requiring a jury instruction providing deference to prison officials' judgment in a general conditions of confinement case where the evidence showed the officials' decisions were deliberate and calculated, rather than in response to an immediate violent confrontation; (2) whether the Ninth Circuit erred in granting the prison officials qualified immunity.
Recommended Citation: Norwood v. Vance, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/norwood-v-vance/