TAYLOR v. DORMIRE

No. 10-3863.

690 F.3d 898 (2012)

Arthur E. TAYLOR, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant v. Dave DORMIRE, in his individual and official capacity; Walter Friesen, 3rd Shift Sergeant, in his individual and official capacity; Chad Hovis, 2nd Shift Sergeant, in his individual and official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 4, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Schoemehl , Bryan Cave LLP, St. Louis, MO, argued ( Brian C. Walsh , Bryan Cave LLP, St. Louis, MO, D. Bruce La Pierre , Prof. of Law, Nicholas H. Rasmussen , William F. Osberghaus , Law Students, Washington U. School of Law, St. Louis, MO, on the brief), for appellant.

Lauren Horsman , Asst. Atty. Gen., Kansas City, MO, argued ( Chris Koster , Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, on the brief), for appellees.

Before WOLLMAN, BYE, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Arthur E. Taylor, Jr. sued Missouri prison officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for refusing to feed him for several days while he was restrained. A jury returned a verdict for the prison officials, which Taylor appeals. Jurisdiction being proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court reverses and remands.

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Taylor was a prisoner at the Jefferson City Correctional Center, a maximum security prison. According to Department...

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