Legal Opinion
Irving v. Dormire
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 7, 2008No. 07-1591PublishedCited by 340 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
William Irving, an inmate in the Missouri penal system, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several employees of the Jefferson City Correctional Center, alleging multiple violations of his constitutional rights of due process, access to the courts, and freedom from cruel and unusual punishment. The district court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the due process and access to courts claims, but denied the defendants’ request for qualified immunity on the Eighth Amendment claim. Correctional officers Thomas Brigance, Warren Cres sey, Ronetta…
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