RAYES v. JOHNSON

No. 91-1350.

969 F.2d 700 (1992)

Richard RAYES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mark JOHNSON; Steven J. Simons; Melvin Rouf; Angelo S. Vinci; William Fairbanks; John Doe, Dr.; Dan Danaher, Dr., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 15, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent Valentino, York, Neb., argued (Vincent Valentino and Chip Maxwell on the brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

Linda L. Willard, Lincoln, Neb., argued (Don Stenberg and Linda L. Willard on the brief), for defendants-appellees.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge, LAY, Senior Circuit Judge, and LOKEN, Circuit Judge.


JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Richard Rayes appeals the district court's entry of judgment following a jury verdict in favor of defendants in Rayes' 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) suit, which alleged that Nebraska state prison employees intentionally injured him and intentionally denied him medical care. Rayes challenges the district court's denial of his request for substitute counsel following the withdrawal of his first attorney before the trial. We hold that the...

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