Legal Opinion
David Arlan Bailey v. Frank Wood, John Doe
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1990No. 89-5211PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
This case is one of an increasing number involving an assault by one prisoner on another in a state prison. It occurred on October 14, 1984, in the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Oak Park Heights (OPH). David A. Bailey, a state prisoner, received 13-15 stab wounds from the hands of another felon Terry McClain. Bailey filed suit in federal district court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 of the Civil Rights Act, alleging that the Warden, Frank Wood, had subjected him to cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution by failing to take proper…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Howard Ayers v. Thomas A. Coughlin, Iii, Commissioner, Harold J. Smith, Superintendent of Attica, S. Kerbein, Correctional OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Buckner v. HollinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Butler v. DowdCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Charles W. Andrews v. Leroy Siegel, Tom Dowdle, Robert Erickson, John Twohig, and State of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
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