Richard John Freitas, Sr., Appellee/cross-Appellant v. John Ault, Appellant/cross-Appellee, and Irene G. Howard, Defendant/cross-Appellee

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 1997-04-04

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MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge. John Ault, one of the defendants in a suit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , appeals the trial court’s ruling that a prisoner’s due process rights were violated when he was transferred to a higher-security facility without a hearing. He also appeals the amount of the damage award. The prisoner, Richard Jo…

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