Legal Opinion
Donnell Douglas v. Maurice H. Sigler, Warden, Nebraska Penal Complex
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 28, 1967No. 18794_1PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Donnell Douglas appeals in forma pauperis from the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, the Honorable Robert Van Pelt dismissing his civil action against the respondent Maurice H. Sig-ler, Warden Nebraska Penal Complex, seeking a permanent injunction and damages in the amount of $15,000. The complaint was dismissed without an evi-dentiary hearing as presenting only a question of law and in the opinion of the District Judge was controlled by his pri- or decision in Van Ness v. Sigler, Civil 1101L (unreported)…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Burns v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Ashton v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- John Alfred Lee v. Ralph H. Tahash, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Hiatt, Warden v. CompagnaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by62 opinions
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- Katie Ruth Anderson v. J. J. Nosser, James Bradley v. J. J. NosserCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- A. D. Granville v. W. B. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Burns v. SwensonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
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