Legal Opinion
Robbins v. Clarke
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1991No. 90-2431PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Wesley Kitt appeals from the dismissal of his section 1983 action. Jurisdiction is based upon 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1988). We affirm.
On May 17, 1990, Kitt, a prisoner in the Medium Security Unit (MSU) of the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP), along with two other prisoners, filed a hand-written pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) in the District Court of Nebraska.1 The amended complaint charges that Warden Clarke and the various other NSP personnel named as defendants have subjected Kitt to cruel and unusual punishment and denied his rights to due process and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Commissioner v. SunnenSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Suzanne Marx and Kathleen Marx v. M & I Bank of WatertownCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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