Legal Opinion

Donald Earl Atkinson v. Susan Bohn Phil Jefferson

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 2, 1996No. 95-2598PublishedCited by 238 opinions

1Per curiam

Donald Earl Atkinson appeals from the district court’s order dismissing sua sponte his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against psychologist Susan Bohn, mental health counselor Phil Jefferson, and others unknown. We affirm.

Nebraska inmate Atkinson alleged in his complaint, filed in forma pauperis, that for several years Bohn and Jefferson subjected him to punishment in retaliation for filing a previous lawsuit, and they made false representations to the state juvenile court and state agency officials about his lack of treatment progress, which affected his visitation rights. He also alleged he had to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Murphy v. LaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  4. Bruce Ring v. First Interstate Mortgage, Inc. Federal National Mortgage AssociationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993

3Cited by238 opinions

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  3. Bazrowx v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  4. Benjamin Cruz v. Giovanny Gomez, I/o and Classification CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
  5. Joshua Liner v. Glenn Goord Walter Kelly Gilmore, Sgt. John Doe 1 John Doe 2Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999

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