Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Boreani
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 26, 1991No. 90-1794PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Early Johnson, an Arkansas inmate, appeals the final judgment of the district court1 dismissing his three consolidated § 1983 actions against various prison officials who confined him to a strip cell on three occasions in 1981 and 1983. Johnson argues that the district court erred in granting summary judgment dismissing his damage claims, and in dismissing his claim for injunctive relief after an evidentiary hearing. We conclude that summary judgment was appropriate because defendants are entitled to qualified immunity, and that Johnson failed to prove he is entitled to…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Darryl Williams v. Paul Delo Bill Hartley Raphael Coad Greg Dunn Unknown Wells, Officer Norma Lavrrar Paul Stuart, OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Christopher Lee Prosser v. Davis L. Ross, Co ICourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- 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
- Millard L. Swenson v. Myrna Trickey Larry Trickey Captain Fred ArflackCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Wesley Taylor v. Richard K. Bowers, Carl Doerhoff, Kent Grewe, Maryland Butts, Helen Farr, Loren StoutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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