Legal Opinion

Burghart v. Corrections Corp. of America

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided September 1, 2009No. 106,534. Released for Publication by Order of the Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 4PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN F. FISCHER, Judge.

T1 Bobby Burghart (Burghart) appeals the district court decision dismissing his suit against Corrections Corporation of America, (CCA), the Cimarron Correctional Facility, and nine CCA employees. Burghart also appeals the district court's denial of his motion to reconsider that dismissal.

BACKGROUND

T2 At all relevant times, Burghart was incarcerated at the Cimarron Correctional Facility in Cushing, Oklahoma. On July 3, 2008, Burghart filed a petition in the District Court of Payne County alleging that CCA and its named employees had violated Burg-hart's constitutional…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Hall v. BellmonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
  3. Cardoso v. CalboneCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
  4. Horizons, Inc. v. Keo Leasing Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
  5. Indiana National Bank v. State Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. Simington v. ParkerCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2011
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