Legal Opinion
George Goff and Dudie J. Rose v. C.C. Nix and John Henry
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1997No. 96-1009SIPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.
George Goff and Dudie Rose brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against defendants for an injunction against the Iowa State Penitentiary’s prohibition of legal correspondence between inmates in different prison units. The District Court granted an injunction and ordered the defendants to allow prisoners to send legal mail to inmates in other facilities. The Court also ordered the defendants to ensure that legal documents would be returned to their owner when held by a “jailhouse lawyer” who is transferred to another facility. We affirm in part and reverse in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Flittie v. SolemCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Robert Gassler, Jr. v. Richard Rayl, Terry Haines, and Edwin ZuernCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
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