Legal Opinion

Tony Newmy, Sr. v. Trey Johnson

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 14, 2014No. 13-2756PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Tony Quinton Newmy appeals a judgment of the district court1 dismissing his complaint brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for failure to state a claim. We affirm.

Newmy sued Trey Johnson, a parole officer in Mississippi County, Arkansas, under § 1983. According to the complaint, Johnson falsely reported that Newmy failed to report to see him as required by the terms of Newmy’s parole during five months in 2012. Newmy claimed that as a result of Johnson’s allegation, his parole was revoked, and he was required to serve an additional three to five months of detention. He…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Spencer v. KemnaSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  3. Edwards v. BalisokSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  4. Muhammad v. CloseSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. Powers v. Hamilton County Public Defender CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Joseph Flying Horse v. James HansenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  2. Fant v. City of FergusonDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2015
  3. Baalim v. State of MissouriDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2021
  4. Baca v. City of ParkvilleDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 2022
  5. Corrigan v. City of SavageDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2019

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