Legal Opinion
Simkins v. Bruce
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 9, 2005No. 04-3072PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Willie J. Simkins is an inmate at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility (“HCF”). He brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to redress legal injury allegedly caused while he was temporarily transferred to another facility and his legal mail was held at HCF rather than forwarded to him. 1 After filing a Martinez report, 2 defendants moved for summary judgment on various grounds. The district court rejected some of defendants’ arguments, but ultimately granted the motion on two alternative bases: (1) plaintiff failed to show that an injury resulted from his…
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- Northington v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
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