Legal Opinion
Michael Murphy v. Missouri Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1985No. 85-1184PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Per curiam
Michael Murphy, an inmate at the Missouri State Penitentiary, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging, inter alia, that he was transferred from the Missouri Training Center for Men in retaliation for his religious beliefs. The district court dismissed his complaint as frivolous. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
Murphy is a member of Aryan Nations Church of Jesus Christ Christian. His pro se complaint alleges that he was transferred from a medium security institution to a maximum security prison solely to punish him for his religious views. The district…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Montanye v. HaymesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Edward James Matzker, Jr. v. Raymond Herr, Sheriff, Richard A. Schaab, Lt. And Mary Pearsall, Corrections OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by59 opinions
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