MARK v. NIX

No. 92-1184.

983 F.2d 138 (1993)

Kim M. MARK, Appellant, v. Crispus NIX; Ronald G. Welder; Don Lynch; Robert Umthum; C/O Mason; C/O Clostermery; Koson; C/O Hoffstatter; Central Office Grievance Coordinator, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 13, 1993.

Rehearing Denied February 15, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. DuPuy, West Des Moines, IA, argued, for appellant.

William A. Hill, Asst. Atty. Gen., Des Moines, IA, for appellees.

Before FAGG, Circuit Judge, HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and STUART, Senior District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Kim Mark, an Iowa State Penitentiary inmate kept in a cell house for disciplinary and security risk inmates, appeals the district court's denial of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against several prison officials. We affirm.

While under the direction of Correctional Officer Robert Umthum, Correctional Officers Mason, Clostermery, Koson, and Hoffstatter confiscated Mark's rosary with an attached hard plastic crucifix. The penitentiary's inmate...

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