SIMS v. WYRICK

No. 83-2117.

743 F.2d 607 (1984)

J.C. SIMS, Appellant, v. Donald WYRICK, Warden, Ewing D. Gourley, and Joseph R. Keene, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Andrew See, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Kelly Mescher, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., for appellees.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, ARNOLD, Circuit Judge, and DUMBAULD, Senior District Judge.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, an inmate in the Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP), filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, charging that the defendant prison officials violated his First Amendment and due-process rights because they confiscated and destroyed a transcript of an interview about the Black Panther Party which belonged to him. The District Court1 dismissed plaintiff's claim for damages. Plaintiff appeals, claiming...

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