PLETKA v. NIX

Nos. 90-2191SI, 90-2192SI.

957 F.2d 1480 (1992)

Fred Louis PLETKA, Appellant, v. Crispus C. NIX, John Emmett, and other state employees unknown at this time, Appellees. Fred Louis PLETKA, Appellee, v. Crispus C. NIX and John Emmett, Appellants, and other state employees unknown at this time.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 28, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha McMinn, Sioux City, Iowa, argued, for appellant.

William A. Hill, Des Moines, Iowa, argued (Thomas J. Miller and Gordon E. Allen, on brief), for appellees.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, McMILLIAN, ARNOLD, JOHN R. GIBSON, FAGG, BOWMAN, WOLLMAN, MAGILL, BEAM, LOKEN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges, en banc.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

This is an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 brought by Fred L. Pletka, an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary, against two prison officials. In 1986, Pletka was in disciplinary confinement. No one denies that he was accorded due process before being punished in this way. Late that year, Iowa transferred him to the Texas prison system under the Interstate Corrections Compact, see Iowa Code Ann. § 247.2 (West Supp.1991). Shortly after...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases