Robert E. Williams v. Frank X. Hopkins, Individually and in His Capacity as Warden of the Nebraska State Penitentiary

130 F.3d 333

Robert E. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

Frank X. HOPKINS, Individually and in his capacity as Warden

of the Nebraska State Penitentiary, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 97-4088.

United States Court of Appeals,

Eighth Circuit.

Submitted Nov. 28, 1997.

Decided Nov. 28, 1997.

David A. Domina, Omaha, NE, for appellant.

J. Kirk Brown, Asst. Atty. General, Lincoln, NE, for appellee.

Before HANSEN, FLOYD R. GIBSON and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

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Robert E. Williams, a Nebraska prisoner sentenced to die by electrocution on December 2, 1997, appeals the district court's1…