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WILLIAMS v. NIX

No. 94-1986.

53 F.3d 212 (1995)

Tony WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. Crispus NIX; Iowa State Penitentiary; Paul Hedgepeth; Charles Harper; George Fenn; V.J. Damico, Lt.; Harry L. Grabowski, Major; Dennis Burns, c/o; Bruce McDonald; Ronald Welder; and Harold Farrier, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 28, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis C. Hoyt, West Des Moines, IA, argued, for appellant.

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

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, MURPHY, Circuit Judge, and DAVIS, District Judge.

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

This is a suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in which the plaintiff, Tony Williams, an inmate of the Iowa State Penitentiary, challenged certain practices of the defendants with respect to the ability of one inmate to help other inmates with lawsuits. Ten officials and employees of the Iowa State Penitentiary were originally named as defendants. The District Court1 initially ruled in favor of the plaintiff...

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