WILSON v. STATE OF IOWA

No. 80-1544.

636 F.2d 1166 (1981)

Robert WILSON, Appellant, v. The STATE OF IOWA, Mr. Gary Winders, Mr. Calvin Auger, Mr. Harold Farrier, and Mr. Lawrence La Barge, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 14, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lorna A. Gilbert of Sikma & Gilbert, Sioux City, Iowa, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen. and John G. Black, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen. and Bruce C. McDonald, Asst. Atty. Gen., Des Moines, Iowa, for appellees.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, BENNETT, Court of Claims Judge, and HENLEY, Circuit Judge.


LAY, Chief Judge.

Robert Wilson is an inmate at the Iowa State Men's Reformatory in Anamosa, Iowa. He sought leave to proceed in forma pauperis and filed a pro se complaint in the district court in which he alleged that he was illegally punished for disobeying the warden's order prohibiting him from assisting other inmates in preparing legal documents. He sought an injunction against further imposition of illegal punishment...

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