Legal Opinion
Williams v. Willits
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1988No. 87-1884PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Jerry Lee Williams, Sr. appeals from an order of the district court dismissing his civil rights complaint against five correctional staff members of the Iowa State Penitentiary (ISP); the warden (Scurr) of the ISP; and the Director of Adult Corrections (Farrier) for the State of Iowa. The district court found that the ISP staff members were protected from appellant’s suit by qualified immunity. The court found that appellant’s allegations against Farrier and Scurr failed to present a claim upon which relief could be granted. We affirm but, in part, on alternative grounds.
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