Legal Opinion

White v. Armontrout

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 6, 1994No. 93-2873PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

In early 1987, Stevie White was incarcerated in a state prison in Missouri. After an exchange of extradition paperwork about which he knew nothing, he was transferred in mid-1987 to the custody of state police officers from California, who took him there to face murder charges.

A few months later, Mr. White sued for damages in federal district court, alleging that his extradition was unlawful and that various state officials had improperly denied him a hearing before he was extradited. Various defendants were added and dismissed over a period of a few…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. Citizens National Bank of Greater St. Louis v. Boatmen's National Bank of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
  4. Rivera v. AlgarinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
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