Brian K. Ellis v. Larry Norris

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 99-3850 ___________ Brian K. Ellis, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Arkansas. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas * Department of Correction, * * Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: September 13, 2000 Filed: November 9, 2000 ___________ Before BOWMAN and BEAM, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE,1 District Judge. ___________ BOWMAN, Circuit Judge. Effective January 1, 1994, the State of Arkansas repealed a statute that had previously afforded prison officials the…