CONLEY v. VERY

No. 05-2650.

450 F.3d 786 (2006)

Ronnie CONLEY, Appellant, v. Reed VERY, Housing Unit Manager, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 15, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Jeffrey R. Fink of St. Louis, MO. Benjamin A. Halpert-Zimmerman of St. Louis, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Ryan E. Bertels, AAG, of Jefferson City, MO. Matthew Briesacher, AAG, of Jefferson City appeared on the brief.

Before COLLOTON, GIBSON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Ronnie Conley appeals a jury verdict in favor of Reed Very on Conley's action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Because we conclude that the district court erred in its response to a question from the jury during its deliberations, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

Conley was an inmate assigned to the Missouri Department of Corrections, and he was transferred to the Algoa Correctional Center in 2000. Conley alleged that while...

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