Legal Opinion
Bolin v. Black
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 26, 1989No. 88-1762PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
This appeal follows the jury trial of a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiffs, prisoners incarcerated at the Missouri Training Center for Men (MTCM) in Moberly, Missouri, sued MTCM and Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP) officials, claiming that beatings by prison guards following a prison riot violated plaintiffs’ constitutional rights. After a five-day trial, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs, awarding both compensatory and punitive damages. We affirm the district court1 in all respects.
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On July 3, 1983, thirty to thirty-five inmates at the MTCM…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Whitley v. AlbersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Harris v. PirchCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Cowans v. WyrickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Wilson v. City of North Little RockCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Frank Howard v. George Adkison and Henry JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Michael A. White v. Madeline Holmes Charles RosenkoetterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Liebe v. NortonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- David Wayne Givens v. Jimmy Jones, Terry Morris, Zak A. Ajans, M.D., Frederick Stephenson, Jr., Georgia Slater, and Denny VasquezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Jim Guy TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
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