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Hawaii Prison Doctor's Retaliation Judgment Upheld
Loaded on March 15, 2003
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2003, page 21
The Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals affirmed the USDC (D. Hawaii) judgment [PLN, June 2001: "Prison Doctor Wins $654,471 In Retaliation Suit"] based on First Amendment violations, expressly noting that in such retaliation suits, "mixed-motive" analysis applies regardless of whether the plaintiff relies on direct or circumstantial evidence.
Filed under:
Retaliation,
Retaliation against Staff,
Whistleblowing,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Employee Litigation.
Location:
Hawaii.
Dr. …
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