Legal Opinion

Peck v. South Dakota Penitentiary Employees

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided April 27, 1983No. 13904PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing appellant’s in forma pauperis action. We affirm.

Appellant, an inmate at the South Dakota State Penitentiary, brought this action, pro se, against appellees, four penitentiary employees. In his complaint, appellant contends that his constitutional rights were violated because appellees removed electronics parts and other property from his cell and because penitentiary officials have failed to provide him with educational opportunities in the field of electronics. Appellant requested a judgment ordering that *716the parts be returned to…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by6 opinions

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