Williams v. Hobbs, et al. (MLW No. 63027/Case No. 10-2465/10-2712 – 34 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Moody, J. (Shawn J. Johnson, Little Rock, Arkansas, argued for appellant; Christine A. Cryer appeared on the brief) (Michael Scott Moore, Little Rock, Arkansas, argued for appellee).

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Story v. Norwood (MLW No. 62860/Case No. 10-3178 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Bye, J.)

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Kaden v. Slykhuis (MLW No. 62693/Case No. 10-2751 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam)

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Schaub v. VonWald (MLW No. 62112/Case No. 10-1280 – 60 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)

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Norman v. Schuetzle, et al; Norman v. Wrolstad (MLW No. 59822/Case No. 08-1686/08-2219 – 33 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Hansen, J.) (1)Where an inmate brought a civil rights action against prison officials for their alleged failure to ...

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Irving v. Dormire, et al. (MLW No. 59759/Case No. 09-1157 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.) Where an inmate brought a civil rights action against prison employees claiming that he was denied access to his ...

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Van Wyhe, et al. v. Reisch, et al. (MLW No. 59656/Case No. 08-1409/08-1413 – 25 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Hansen, J.) (1)Where inmates sued state prison officials claiming interference with their free exercise of religion under the ...

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Mason v. Correctional Medical Services, Inc., et al. (MLW No. 58843/Case No. 07-2814 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Colloton, J.) (1)Where an inmate who became blind as  the result of an untreated blood clot brought a ...

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Where a prisoner claimed he received constitutionally inadequate medical care after he was injured during arrest, summary judgment for the defendants is affirmed because the prisoner failed to show that the nursing staff supervisor was deliberately indifferent to his medical ...

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