Legal Opinion
Cummings v. Malone
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1993No. 92-2699PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
Michael Plemmons and Scott Lawson (collectively appellants) appeal from the judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding them liable for violating the Eighth Amendment rights of appellee Rederick Cummings and awarding nominal damages to Cummings. Appellants claim that the. district court erred (a) by improperly instructing the jury on the mental state necessary to prove an Eighth Amendment violation and with respect to nominal damages, and (b) by failing to admit certain evidence.' Appellants also appeal the award of attorneys’ fees to Cummings. We reverse and remand for…
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- United States v. Willie H. DennisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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