Legal Opinion
Willard Ralph Vosburg v. Herman Solem and Richard Rist
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1988No. 87-5032, 87-5033PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*765LAY, Chief Judge.
Willard Vosburg brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) action, seeking monetary and injunctive relief. Vosburg claims that Herman Solem, Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary, and Richard D. Rist, Associate Warden, violated his right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Following a five-day trial, the jury returned a verdict awarding Vosburg $10,000 on his section 1983 claim. We affirm the judgment on the verdict, award attorney’s fees and post-verdict interest, and we remand the case to the district court with directions to dismiss the prayer for injunctive…
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