Legal Opinion
George Goff v. James R. Burton, John Henry, Crispus Nix
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1996No. 95-3289PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Defendant prison officials (the defendants) appeal the district court’s 1 judgment in favor of George Goff in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 retaliatory discipline and transfer action. We affirm.
I. Background
In the fall of 1989, Goff was incarcerated at the John Bennett Correctional Center (the correctional center), a medium security facility outside the walls of the Iowa State Penitentiary (the penitentiary) at Fort Madison, Iowa. On November 29, 1989, Goff informed Unit Manager Marty Rung that he and other inmates intended to file suit against the correctional center to contest…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Freitas v. AugerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Cornell v. WoodsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Greg Stevens v. F.H. McHan Major, Cummins Unit, A.D.C.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by19 opinions
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