Legal Opinion
Otis L. Smith v. Paul Delo Debbie Reed
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1993No. 92-2991PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Smith appeals the district court’s1 grant of summary judgment against him in his challenge to certain prison mail regulations. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Smith has been an inmate in the Missouri Correctional System since 1983, and is currently incarcerated at the Potosi Correctional Center. Prior to 1989, all outgoing inmate mail addressed to members of the media or of the clergy was classified as privileged. This classification meant that the mail could be sent to the prison mailroom sealed. After February 1989, these categories of mail were reclassified as…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Thornburgh v. AbbottSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Valiant-Bey v. MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Anthony Quinn Larry Starks, Jr. Corvelle Beeks Donta T. McKenzie v. Crispus C. Nix John Emmett Paul W. GrossheimCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Stephen C. Leonard v. Crispus C. NixCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Loggins v. DeloCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
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