KING v. IOWA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 09-1912.

598 F.3d 1051 (2010)

James Winn KING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 26, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anna Jeanne Dey, argued, Angela L. Campbell, on the brief, Des Moines, IA, for appellant.

Mark Hunacek, AAG, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Chief Judge.

James King, an inmate at the Newton Correctional Facility (NCF), was a member of an inmate crew ordered to clean up effluents after a clogged toilet in one of the cells caused a floor drain in the common area to overflow. He filed multiple inmate grievances as a result of this incident and, some two months later, commenced this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking money damages and court-ordered...

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