EDWARDS v. LOCKHART

Nos. 89-2085, 89-2432.

908 F.2d 299 (1990)

Suzanne Ruth EDWARDS, Appellee, v. A.L. LOCKHART, Superintendent, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 10, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Kent Jolliff, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Timothy Dudley, Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON and MAGILL, Circuit Judges, and BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.


JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

A. L. Lockhart, Director of the Arkansas Department of Correction, appeals the magistrate's1 order, which requires the State to reinstate Suzanne Ruth Edwards in its Act 814 work/study release program and mandates that a writ of habeas corpus be issued if the State fails to act accordingly. Lockhart also appeals the magistrate's order designating a specific hearing officer if the State chooses later to remove...

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