Legal Opinion
Louis Mayorga v. State of MO
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 30, 2006No. 05-2762PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Louis V. Mayorga, a former inmate, sued the state of Missouri, Parole Board officials, and various supervisors and counselors at the Department of Corrections. He alleged violations of his constitutional rights to due process and equal protection under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court 1 granted summary judgment, finding the defendants entitled to immunity. Mayorga appeals. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
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On December 4, 1995, Mayorga pled guilty to knowingly inflicting cruel and inhuman punishment on a two-year-old by spanking the child…
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