Walker v. Gomez.

• Position: Racial discrimination lawsuit filed by black prisoner - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

RACIAL DISCIMINATION

Walker v. Gomez, 370 F.3d 969 (9th Cir. 2004). A Black state prisoner brought a suit under [section] 1983 against state defendants, claiming he was denied equal protection because, during three prison lockdowns, he was not allowed to resume his job until after similarly-situated inmates of other races. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants and the prisoner appealed. The appeals court affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded. The court held that the prisoner was not required to prove discriminatory intent to establish that he was...