Legal Opinion
Timothy Allan Divers v. Department of Corrections Jim M. Jones, Larry Dittmer
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 20, 1990No. 90-2665PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Per curiam
Timothy Divers, a Missouri inmate, appeals from an order of the district court sua sponte dismissing his § 1983 complaint as legally frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) (1988). We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND
Divers filed a pro se civil rights action against the Missouri Department of Corrections, Superintendent Jones of the Missouri Training Center for Men (MTCM), and MTCM Housing Unit Manager Dittmer alleging that inmates in MTCM’s lock-down protective custody unit do not receive the same benefits afforded inmates housed in MTCM’s two general…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Johnson v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Frank Howard v. George Adkison and Henry JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- James E. Sweet v. South Carolina Department of Corrections, Director William D. LeekeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- William Seltzer-Bey v. Paul Delo Don Roper Donna McCondichie James Reed Charles Gillam Daniel Blair James AmackerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Garnica v. Washington Department of CorrectionsDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2013
- Benjamin v. FraserDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Casey v. LewisDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1992
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