Court Opinion

ID: 9479182
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 07:10:49.113689+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:46:52.511269
License: Public Domain

WALLACE, Circuit Judge,
concurring:
I concur in the result and I concur in the opinion of Judge Price to the extent that it rests on the conclusion that Koskey’s conduct was no more than negligent and thus did not rise to the level of culpability required in section 1983 due process actions under Daniels v. Williams, 474 U.S. 327, 106 S.Ct. 662, 88 L.Ed.2d 662 (1986), and Davidson v. Cannon, 474 U.S. 344, 106 S.Ct. 668, 88 L.Ed.2d 677 (1986). See also Rinker v. County of Napa, 831 F.2d 829 (9th Cir.1987). Although the majority opinion presents a strong argument on the difficult questions of proximate and intervening cause, I see no reason to reach the issues. The conclusion, shared by Judge Price and myself, that Koskey’s state of mind does not rise to the level necessary to support liability provides a sufficient basis for reversing the decision of the district court.