HALL v. WOODRUFF

No. 24-1050.

121 F.4th 1155 (2024)

Robert J. HALL, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Paul WOODRUFF, Defendant-Appellant Missouri Department of Corrections, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 19, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who represented the appellant was Bryce Beal, AAG, of Jefferson City, MO.

Counsel who represented the appellee was Christopher R. Hayes of Milwaukee, WI.

Before BENTON, ARNOLD, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.


Robert J. Hall, an inmate in the Missouri Department of Corrections (MDOC), sued MDOC and its Corrections Officer Paul Woodruff, in his individual capacity, for injuries sustained from an attack by a fellow inmate. The district court denied Woodruff's motion to dismiss based on official immunity. Woodruff appeals. Having jurisdiction...

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