Legal Opinion
Kleiss v. Short
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided November 4, 1992No. 4:91-cv-80715PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FURTHER INITIAL REVIEW ORDERS
WOLLE, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Jerry Wayne Kleiss, an inmate in an Iowa prison, filed this complaint pro se asserting claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, with jurisdiction predicated on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343, 1367, and 1391. The court appointed counsel to represent him and granted him leave to proceed in forma pau-peris. The initial review order required that he amend his complaint. He has done so.
Plaintiffs amended complaint asserts claims for damages against several law enforcement officers: Michael Short, Lee County Attorney; David Ireland, sheriff of Lee County;…
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- Cameo Convalescent Center, Inc. v. SennCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Sarvold v. DodsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
- Gunderson v. SchlueterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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