Where an inmate challenged the dismissal of his civil rights complaint, the dismissal was proper, and the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. Bolvin v. Hutchinson (MLW No. 74428/Case No. 19-1995 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, ...

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Where an Arkansas inmate challenged the dismissal of his claim of deliberate indifference to his medical needs, the action was properly dismissed because the inmate failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. Judgment is affirmed. Boyd v. Rechcigl (MLW No. 74423/Case ...

Tagged with: Deliberate Indifference Exhaustion Requirements Inmate Action

Where an inmate brought a deliberate-indifference claim against a doctor, the district court properly found that even if the inmate’s nasal problems, including nosebleeds, qualified as objectively serious medical needs, the record did not show that the doctor was deliberately ...

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Where an inmate challenged the dismissal of his action for deprivation of rights, arguing that he was wrongfully convicted of sex offenses in state court, the inmate failed to state a claim because he was required to allege a violation ...

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Where a Missouri inmate challenged an adverse grant of summary judgment in a civil-rights action, there was no basis for reversal, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. Isaac v. Unknown Flenoid (MLW No. 74291/Case No. 18-3190 – 2 ...

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Where a Minnesota inmate challenged the adverse grant of summary judgment in his civil-rights action, the judgment is affirmed because there was no basis for reversal. Judgment is affirmed. Clark v. Roy (MLW No. 74238/Case No. 18-1164 – 2 pages) ...

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Where an inmate brought claims of excessive force and deliberate indifference after a pepper-spray incident, and the defendant prison officials appealed the denial of their motion for summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity, the inmate did not meet ...

Tagged with: excessive force Inmate Action Qualified Immunity

Where an inmate brought an action challenging a prison regulation that barred inmates convicted of certain offenses from receiving a sentence reduction, the district court properly found that the challenge brought under the Administrative Procedure Act was foreclosed by controlling ...

Tagged with: Drug Treatment Program Inmate Action Sentence Reduction

Where an Arkansas inmate challenged the adverse grant of summary judgment in his civil-rights action, summary judgment was proper, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. Toney v. Dickson (MLW No. 74223/Case No. 19-1273 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court ...

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Where an inmate challenged the denial of his pro se motion for the return of property, the district court properly denied the motion as to items that were forfeited as part of the defendant’s criminal sentence, but the court should ...

Tagged with: Forfeited Items Inmate Action Return of Property

Where an inmate appealed the dismissal of his claims against correctional officials for allegedly violating his constitutional rights, the district court did not err in ruling that the claims became moot when he was transferred to another correctional facility. Judgment ...

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