Legal Opinion
Christopher Sandknop v. Brian O'Connell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 5, 2019No. 18-2807PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Circuit Judge.
Christopher Sandknop filed a pro se § 1983 claim against the Missouri Department of Corrections ("MDOC"), the warden of the Ozark Correctional Center ("OCC"), and a former probation and parole officer at the OCC, alleging that he was unlawfully deprived of his liberty as a result of statements made by the former probation and parole officer to a local state court. The district court 1 concluded that the warden and the officer were entitled to absolute and qualified immunity and dismissed Sandknop's suit. 2 Sandknop now appeals with the assistance of pro bono counsel.…
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- Brian Ulrich v. Pope CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
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3Cited by58 opinions
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