Legal Opinion
J.C. Sims v. Donald Wyrick, Warden, Ewing D. Gourley, and Joseph R. Keene
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1984No. 83-2117PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, an inmate in the Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP), filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, charging that the defendant prison officials violated his First Amendment and due-process rights because they confiscated and destroyed a transcript of an interview about the Black Panther Party which belonged to him. The District Court 1 dismissed plaintiff’s claim for damages. Plaintiff appeals, claiming that his document was taken from him in accordance with a policy of the Missouri prison system absolutely banning any literature concerning the Black Panther…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Loftin & Woodard, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Frank G. Fenix and Jessie P. Fenix v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. 3,788.16 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Emmons County, State of North Dakota, and Noel E. WoodlandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Consolidated Grain and Barge Company, a Corporation, Appellant-Cross v. Archway Fleeting & Harbor Service, Inc., a Corporation, Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- John F. Kealy and Robert M. Snell, Doing Business as Partners Under the Partnership Name of Mid-Plains Development Company v. Roger L. HarterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
3Cited by11 opinions
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- Stern v. SternCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
- Hultgren v. County of LancasterDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1990
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