Legal Opinion

Walker v. Bowersox

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 30, 2008No. 06-3118PublishedCited by 78 opinions

1Per curiam

Missouri inmate Darrin Scott Walker appeals the district court’s adverse grant of summary judgment in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. 1 His claims arose from sev eral incidents at South Central Correctional Center (SCCC): an incident when he was restrained on a bench for refusing a cell mate, an incident when he was pepper-sprayed for refusing orders to give officers a food tray, and two incidents when he received an alternative meal instead of his special food tray.

We review de novo the grant of summary judgment, viewing the evidence and all fair inferences from it in a light most favorable to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Martin v. SargentCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  3. James Edward Phillips v. Jasper County Jail Cabalero Eby Garza Kelly Forsythe Riley Moback Sanchez Sewell Lietz Lyman Carr John Freitas MarneyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  4. Lora Stuart v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  5. Robert Foulk v. Ronald Charrier, Lieutenant Charrier Individually and in His Official Capacity, United States of America, Intervenor Below-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by78 opinions

  1. Kevin Ward v. Bradley SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  2. Roy Burns v. Edward EatonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  3. Ronnie Jackson v. Jeff GutzmerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  4. Staples v. GerryCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2019
  5. Anthony Foreman v. Brian WadsworthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016

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