TYLER v. BLACK

Nos. 86-1043, 86-1044.

811 F.2d 424 (1987)

Melvin Leroy TYLER; Frank Kevin Pool; George Thorn; Vincecca Vallard; Jerry Jones; Mark Hamilton; Jack Morgan and McKinley Robinson, Appellees, v. Dr. Leroy BLACK and Donald Wyrick, Appellants. Melvin Leroy TYLER; Frank Kevin Pool; George Thorn; Vincecca Vallard; Jerry Jones; Mark Hamilton; Jack Morgan and McKinley Robinson, Appellants, v. Dr. Leroy BLACK and Donald Wyrick, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 6, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Kite, Jefferson City, Mo., for appellants.

Deborah Neff, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., for appellees.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and STROM, District Judge.


HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

This appeal results from the district court's partial denial of permanent injunctive and declaratory relief. Appellants, inmates at the Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP), brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 making constitutional challenges to certain conditions and procedures at the Special Management Facility (SMF), once known as Special Management Unit (SMU). Appellee Black is Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections...

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