Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Shuffman
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 7, 2010No. 94-1017PublishedCited by 210 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Timothy Nelson brought a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging thirteen officials at the Missouri Sexual Offender Treatment Center violated his constitutional rights. The defendants moved for summary judgment based on qualified immunity and the district court 2 dismissed Nelson’s claims against six of the thirteen defendants. The remaining seven defendants appeal the district court’s order denying summary judgment. We affirm.
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Timothy Nelson was convicted of, and served prison terms for, sexual assault and escape. On December 10, 2004, after completing his prison…
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