Taylor, Jr. v. Dormire, et al., No. 10-3863 (8th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff sued Missouri prison officials under 42 U.S.C. 1983 for refusing to feed him for several days while he was restrained. A jury returned a verdict for the prison officials, which plaintiff appealed. The court held that the district court erred in not submitting a nominal damages instruction to the jury where the lack of nominal damages instruction had a probable effect on the verdict. Accordingly, the district court abused its discretion and the judgment was reversed and remanded.
Court Description: Prisoner case - Prisoner civil rights. In an action alleging defendant prison officials violated plaintiff's civil rights by refusing to feed him while he was restrained, the district court erred in refusing to give a nominal damages award instruction; reversed and remanded for a new trial. Judge Bye, concurring in part and dissenting in part.
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