Legal Opinion
William W. Foster v. Bill Armontrout, Associate Warden and Captain Tucker, Guard Captain
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 16, 1984No. 83-1275PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
On December 2, 1981 William Foster, an inmate at the Missouri State Penitentiary, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Bill Armontrout, the Associate Warden, and Captain Tucker, the Guard Captain. In his pro se complaint, Foster alleged inter alia that in August of 1974 he was stabbed and beaten by other inmates just after defendants denied his request for protection.
The district court 1 dismissed Foster’s case as untimely, applying Missouri’s three-year statute of limitations governing actions against a sheriff, coroner, or other officer. Foster appeals,…
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