WALTERS v. GROSSHEIM

Nos. 92-1766, 92-1941.

990 F.2d 381 (1993)

Ernest F. WALTERS, Appellant, v. Paul GROSSHEIM; Charles Lee; John Sissel; John Thalacker; Scott Francik; Larry Brimeyer; C/O Richmond, Appellees. Ernest F. WALTERS, Appellee, v. Paul GROSSHEIM; Charles Lee, Appellants, John Sissel, Defendant, John Thalacker, Appellant, Scott Francik; Larry Brimeyer; C/O Richmond, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 1, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest F. Walters, pro se.

Layne M. Lindebak, Des Moines, IA, for appellees.

Before FAGG, BOWMAN, and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges.


BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Ernest F. Walters, an Iowa prisoner, appeals from the judgment of the District Court1 awarding him compensatory damages in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) action. Walters argues that the District Court's award of compensatory damages was insufficient and that the court erred by not awarding him punitive damages. Defendants Paul Grossheim, Charles Lee, and John Thalacker, Iowa prison officials, cross-appeal from...

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