OFFET v. SOLEM

No. 86-5209.

823 F.2d 1256 (1987)

Gary OFFET, for himself and all others similarly situated, Appellant, v. Herman SOLEM, Robert Hansen, Greg Lanners, Brian Curtin, Henry Van Burkum, Val Stokke, Phil Davenport, Dennis Northdurth, Lloyd Stivers, George Milous, Dan Jacobson, Tom Sonnenfeld, and the past and present members of the South Dakota Board of Charities and Corrections, all sued in their individual and official capacities, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 13, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Thomas Pokela, Sioux Falls, S.D., for appellant.

John W. Bastian, Pierre, S.D., for appellees.

Before ARNOLD, FAGG, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.


BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Gary Offet appeals pro se from a decision of the District Court dismissing his complaint. We affirm.

Offet is an inmate at the South Dakota State Penitentiary. He was convicted in November 1979 of first degree robbery and obstruction of justice, and was sentenced to consecutive terms of nine and three years, respectively. At that time, S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 24-5-1 (1979) provided that, subject to the provisions of S.D. Codified...

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