ELLIS v. HOUSTON

No. 12-2178.

742 F.3d 307 (2014)

Jaryl ELLIS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Robert P. HOUSTON, et al., Defendant-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jefferson Downing , Lincoln, NE, for Appellant.

Ryan C. Gilbride , Assistant Attorney General, Lincoln, NE, for Appellee.

Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Five African American officers who worked in the maximum security Nebraska State Penitentiary brought this action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 against five supervisors for race based harassment and retaliation. They seek both injunctive relief and monetary damages. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants after examining the evidence "as if there were but a single plaintiff and a single defendant." The black...

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