Legal Opinion
Cornell v. Woods
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1995No. Nos. 94-3548, 94-3552PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Appellants (collectively the “prison officials”) appeal the district court’s1 order finding them liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988), and awarding inmate Robert A. Cornell $2,163.67 in actual damages and $29,-039.00 for attorney’s fees. In addition, Cornell has filed a cross-appeal challenging certain aspects of the district court’s decision. Finding no error, we affirm the district court’s opinion.
*13861. BACKGROUND
In 1977, the State of Iowa convicted Robert A. Cornell of first degree murder and sentenced him to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole. From…
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