Legal Opinion
Hiawatha Nash v. Lee Roy Black, David Blackwell, Dale Riley, Gerald T. Frey, Donna Kay Brown and Mike Curran
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1986No. 85-1621PublishedCited by 185 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Hiawatha Nash appeals from the district court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. The district court dismissed Nash’s pro se complaint as legally frivolous pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) before issuance of process. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. BACKGROUND.
In 1972, Nash was convicted of rape, robbery, and sodomy, for which he received a five-year sentence. Nash completed this sentence and was released from prison. In 1981, he was convicted on two counts of second degree robbery and…
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