BOLIN v. BLACK

No. 88-1762.

875 F.2d 1343 (1989)

John BOLIN, Douglas McWorthy, Melvin Sieagal and Billy Wilson, Appellees, v. Dr. Lee Roy BLACK, David W. Blackwell, R. Dale Riley, Bill Armontrout, Jimmie M. Jones, Willie J. Dennis, Earl Bays, Donald Beckley, Robert E. Borghardt, Richard Childs, Clarence A. Durham, Denver F. Halley, Officer Adams, William N. Arney, James A. Eberly, Thomas C. Davis, Harry L. Lloyd, Robert M. Malone, Michael L. Plemmons, Clarence L. Williams, Robert S. Wilson and James V. Rockenfield, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 26, 1989.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 10, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly Mescher, Jefferson City, Mo., for appellants.

James W. Riner, Jefferson City, Mo., for appellees.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON and MAGILL, Circuit Judges, and WATERS, Chief District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 10, 1989.

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

This appeal follows the jury trial of a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiffs, prisoners incarcerated at the Missouri Training Center for Men (MTCM) in Moberly, Missouri, sued MTCM and Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP) officials, claiming that beatings by prison guards following a prison riot violated plaintiffs' constitutional rights. After a five-day trial...

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