Legal Opinion
Wells v. Walker
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 26, 1988No. 87-2547PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs appeal the dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) of their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the Director and an employee of the Arkansas Department of Correction (the Department) and members of the Arkansas State Board of Correction (the Board). See Wells v. Walker, 671 F.Supp. 624, 627 (E.D.Ark.1987). We affirm.
Larry Dean Robertson was released from Department custody under an Arkansas statute authorizing the Board to accelerate the release dates of state prisoners by up to ninety days when specified prison overcrowding conditions are reached.…
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