Legal Opinion
Douglas L. Rhodes v. Maurice H. Sigler, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1971No. 71-1199_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Chief Judge.
In an attempt to resolve a controversy between appellant, a Nebraska state prisoner, and the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex over $2.46, appellant filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. He alleged jurisdiction under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343(3).
The district court dismissed the complaint with prejudice on the authority of Sigler v. Lowrie, 404 F.2d 659 (8th Cir. 1968). However, the court granted a certificate of probable cause and the matter is here for determination.
Manifestly, the question whether…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Burns v. SwensonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Maurice Sigler v. Vincent R. LowrieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- James A. Howard v. Colbert Higgins, Sheriff, Murray County, Sulphur, OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
- Urbano v. CalissiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Howard v. SwensonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Francis Gaffney v. Norman SilkCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- Charles Pitts v. Captain L. T. Griffin and Sgt. Jerry Carter, Correctional Officers, Cummins Unit, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Boles v. FoxDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1975
- White Eagle v. StorieDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1978
- Hagen v. St. Paul Board of Education of Independent School District No. 625District Court, D. Minnesota · 1971
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