United States Eighth Circuit

In a case involving plaintiff-inmate's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against various prison officials, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff's claim that the defendants denied him access to the courts by failing to grant him the library time he requested was properly rejected as he did not demonstrate an actual injury; 2) plaintiff failed to show that the disciplinary measures taken against him by the defendants was in retaliation for pursuing his claims; 3) plaintiff failed to make a sufficient showing of a substantive due process claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/25/2009
• Published 08/25/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before WOLLMAN, RILEY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joe H. Bandy-Bey, Lino Lakes, MN, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Margaret Jacot, AAG, St. Paul, MN, for appellee.