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Prisoner's Failure to Appear Not Grounds for Civil Suit Dismissal

California jail prisoner Mike Hernandez filed a 42 U.S.C. §1983 suit in
federal district court claiming that jail staff at the San. Luis Obispo
County Jail physically assaulted him and deprived him of clothing and
water.

A pre-trial conference was set for February 22, 1988. Hernandez motioned
the court for ...

 

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