Legal Opinion
Loggins v. Delo
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1993No. Nos. 92-3406, 92-3409 and 92-3608PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
Paul K. Delo, Debbie Holman, Ben Davis, Bill Rodgers and Rhonda Pash (collectively referred to as “prison officials”) appeal from a judgment of the district court1 entered in favor of Lobester James Loggins, a Missouri inmate, in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action and a judgment awarding attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. In his cross-appeal, Loggins challenges the amount of the fee award. We affirm.
In May 1989, Loggins placed a letter addressed to his brother in the outgoing prison mail. Pursuant to prison procedure, Holman, a mail room clerk, opened the letter,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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- Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by41 opinions
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