BROWN v. NIX

No. 93-3742.

33 F.3d 951 (1994)

Ronald Dean BROWN, Appellee, v. Crispus C. NIX; John Henry; John Emmet; Paul Hedgepath; Charles Harper; Paul Grossheim; Hal Farrier; Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 26, 1994.

Rehearing Denied October 18, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Layne M. Lindebak, Asst. Atty. Gen., Des Moines, IA, argued (Kristin W. Ensign, on the brief), for appellants.

Charles T. Traw, Iowa City, IA, argued, for appellee.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Circuit Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and BEAM, Circuit Judge.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Crispus C. Nix, John Henry, John Emmet, Paul Hedgepath, Charles Harper, Paul Grossheim, and Hal Farrier ("prison officials") appeal the district court's denial of their motion for summary judgment on the ground of qualified immunity. We reverse and remand with directions to dismiss.

I. BACKGROUND

Ronald Dean Brown is an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary (ISP). He filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for money damages and...

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