SISNEROS v. NIX

Nos. 95-1914, 95-1955.

95 F.3d 749 (1996)

Alfonso R. SISNEROS, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross Appellant, v. Crispus NIX, Warden, Iowa State Penitentiary; Paul Hedgepeth, Deputy Warden; Paul W. Grossheim, Director, Iowa Department of Corrections, Defendants-Appellants/Cross Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 13, 1996.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied October 28, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Layne M. Lindebak, Assistant Attorney General, Des Moines, Iowa, argued for appellants (Kristin W. Ensign, on the brief).

Barbara A. Schwartz, Iowa City, Iowa, argued for appellee (John B. Whiston, on the brief).

Before BOWMAN, LOKEN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied October 28, 1996.*

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

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