TAYLOR v. TURNER

No. 88-2503.

884 F.2d 1088 (1989)

James P. TAYLOR, Appellant, v. C.A. TURNER, Warden, United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 8, 1989.

Rehearing Denied October 13, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence R. Tucker, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

Gregory K. Johnson, Springfield, Mo., for appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges, and BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

James P. Taylor, an inmate in the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners at Springfield, Missouri (Medical Center), appeals from the district court's1 denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Taylor's petition alleged that C.A. Turner, Warden at the Medical Center (Turner) had violated the eighth amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment through...

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