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GOFF v. NIX

No. 96-1009SI.

113 F.3d 887 (1997)

George GOFF and Dudie J. Rose, Appellees, v. C.C. NIX and John Henry, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 15, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Hill, argued, Des Moines, IA (Thomas J. Miller and Layne M. Lindebak, Des Moines, IA, on the brief), for appellants.

Philip B. Mears, argued, Iowa City, IA, for appellees.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, ROSS and BEAM, Circuit Judges.

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

George Goff and Dudie Rose brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against defendants for an injunction against the Iowa State Penitentiary's prohibition of legal correspondence between inmates in different prison units. The District Court granted an injunction and ordered the defendants to allow prisoners to send legal mail to inmates in other facilities. The Court also ordered the defendants to ensure that legal documents would...

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