Legal Opinion
Felix D. Smith v. Norman Copeland
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1996No. 95-2703PublishedCited by 266 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Felix D. Smith appeals a district court 1 order denying relief in his prisoner civil rights action which involves an overflowed toilet. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Smith was a pretrial detainee on two occasions in Cape Girardeau County Jail. He filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the county and certain individuals (hereinafter “correctional officers”) asserting that his civil rights were violated during his imprisonments. He challenged the conditions of his confinement and also alleged excessive force by correctional officers. He alleged that he was placed in solitary…
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