Legal Opinion
Bruce Cummings v. Fred Dunn, Thomas M. Booker, Aline Mason, and David Kovac
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 29, 1980No. 79-2081PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Bruce Cummings filed this pro se complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 1 alleging deprivations of his civil rights while he was a pre-trial detainee at the St. Louis Municipal Jail. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment was treated by the district court as a motion to dismiss pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) 2 and was granted. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
Cummings alleges in his complaint that on June 11, 1979, defendant Fred Dunn, a lieutenant at the jail, fabricated an incident report accusing Cummings of fighting with another inmate. He claims that the fight never occurred, and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- James Bellflower, a Minor, by Shirley Bellflower, Next Friend v. Santo Pennise and Antonio PenniseCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Cummings v. RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by9 opinions
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