Legal Opinion
Steven R. Wycoff v. Debbie Nichols, Roger Lawson, Charles Harper, Lt. Rewis
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 29, 1996No. 95-1117PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Steven Wycoff, an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary (ISP) appeals the adverse grant of summary judgment by the District Court1 in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) action against ISP officials. We affirm.
*1188This is a prison discipline case. While serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder, ISP inmate Wycoff was disciplined for conduct relating to his handling of a jar of peanut butter. In March 1993, a prison official observed Wycoff carry a paper bag into the cell of Sherman White, an ISP inmate. The bag contained a six-pound jar of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Offet v. SolemCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Harper v. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
3Cited by62 opinions
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- Brother Patrick Portley-El v. Hoyt BrillCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- Kennedy v. BlankenshipCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Sanford v. ManternachSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999
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