Hartsfield v. Nichols

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 2008-01-08

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RILEY, Circuit Judge. In a prior retaliation action, Napoleon Hartsfield (Hartsfield), a prisoner in the Iowa State Penitentiary, successfully obtained a court order compelling the Iowa Department of Correction (IDC) not to destroy some of his legal papers, and to provide him access to the materials. Immediately after Hartsfield obtained this order, IDC correctional officers Deb…

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