Legal Opinion

James Ray Moore v. Harold Clarke, Gary Grammer, and Frank O. Gunter

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 26, 1987No. 86-1996PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

This is an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 brought by James Ray Moore, a prisoner in the Nebraska State Penitentiary, against three prison administrators, Harold Clarke, an Associate Warden, Gary Grammer, the Warden, and Frank O. Gunter, Director of the Nebraska Department of Corrections.1 The District Court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). We hold that the complaint is not so deficient as to satisfy the strict standards laid down by the Supreme Court for dismissal on their face of pleadings filed by pro se litigants, and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Carol D. Smith v. St. Bernards Regional Medical Center Fran Bower Dianne Moss Mary Lou Wilson Pat OvermanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  2. Bruce Ring v. First Interstate Mortgage, Inc. Federal National Mortgage AssociationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  3. Valiant-Bey v. MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  4. Ricky L. Powells v. Minnehaha County Sheriff Department Minnehaha County Jail Medical Staff Sgt. Olson, Minnehaha County Sheriff Dept. J. P. Jacobsen, Officer, Minnehaha Sheriff Dept. Brad Farinol, Officer, Minnehaha Sheriff Dept. Tina Cordes, Officer, Minnehaha Sheriff Dept., Ricky L. Powells v. Doug Arntz, Minnehaha County Deputy Bruce Swann, Assistant Minnehaha County Sheriff Minnehaha County Jail Minnehaha Disciplinary Board Minnehaha Sheriff's Department Mike Milstead Sgt. Olson, Ricky L. Powells v. McKennan Hospital, Sponsor for Minnehaha County Jail or Sheriff Dept. Dr. Schaefer, Center for Family Medicine, Ricky L. Powells v. Jeff Bloomberg, Dept. Of Corrections Secretary Douglas Weber, Warden Col. Spurell Mary Burggraaf Amy Burielson Jan Wienkauf Jan BrinkerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  5. Pointer v. Missouri Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002

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