Legal Opinion
Wright v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1990No. Nos. 89-1974, 89-1975PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Richard and Gregory Wright, brothers and former inmates at the Missouri Training Center for Men in Moberly, Missouri, were assaulted by other inmates on July 18, 1987. Based upon that assault, the Wright brothers brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982), against persons employed at the Center. Gregory Wright claimed that guards at the Center violated his constitutional rights by failing to prevent the fight or to intervene quickly. Richard Wright claimed that his constitutional right to medical assistance was violated when prison officials failed to…
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3Cited by15 opinions
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