Is a prisoner's transfer away from the institution at which they are being held a claim for injunctive relief?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Rico v. Beard, No. 2:17-cv-1402 KJM DB P (E.D. Cal. 2018):
In the context of a prisoner's request for injunctive relief, a prisoner's transfer away from the institution at which the challenged conduct is occurring will generally moot any claims for injunctive relief relating to the prison's policies, unless the suit is certified as a class action. Dilley v. Gunn, 64 F.3d 1365, 1368 (9th Cir. 1995) (when an inmate seeks injunctive or
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