THOMPSON v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

No. A079924.

74 Cal.Rptr.2d 793 (1998)

Thomas M. THOMPSON et al. Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS et al. Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Two.

Review Granted July 8, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, George Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Peter J. Siggins, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Morris Lenk, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Susan Duncan Lee, Deputy Attorney General, for Defendants and Appellants.

Jordan Eth, San Francisco, John M. Moynihan, Johanna W. Roberts, Jill Fairbrother, Morrison & Foerster, San Francisco, for Plaintiffs and Respondents.


HAERLE, Acting Presiding Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is an appeal from a preliminary injunction imposing various requirements on the California Department of Corrections (the Department) regarding a condemned prisoner's access to his chosen spiritual advisor on the evening before his execution. Appellants, the Department, the Director of the Department and the Warden of San Quentin prison, contend the injunction must be modified to conform with established...

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