HILL v. GENTRY

No. 16531.

280 F.2d 88 (1960)

James Francis HILL, Appellant, v. Correctional Officer GENTRY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

June 21, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Francis Hill, Springfield, Mo., has no attorney.

Edward L. Scheufler, U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before JOHNSEN, Chief Judge, and MATTHES, Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant is an inmate of the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners at Springfield, Missouri, under a federal criminal sentence. He sought to institute an action on diversity jurisdiction against a "correctional officer" of the Medical Center, to recover damages under Missouri law for an assault and battery alleged to have been committed upon him by the officer in the latter's individual and not official capacity.

The District Court denied appellant...

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