Legal Opinion
Cummings v. Roberts
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 1, 1980No. 79-2077PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Bruce Cummings, while a pretrial detainee at the St. Louis City Jail, filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging deprivations of his civil rights by the jail superintendent, Willis Roberts, the director of security, Thomas Booker, and a correctional officer, Donald Hill. The district court1 granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
Cummings alleged the following: On January 13, 1979, defendant Donald Hill slammed Cummings between two cell doors, causing Cummings to sustain a severe back injury. Cummings received…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Goodman v. ParwatikarCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- James Bellflower, a Minor, by Shirley Bellflower, Next Friend v. Santo Pennise and Antonio PenniseCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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- Shakka v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- Steven Hughes v. Joliet Correctional Center, Dr. Stanley Harper, and Jeannie KoehlerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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