Simkins v. Bruce.

• Position: Simkins v. Bruce, 406 F.3d 1239 - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

INTERFERENCE

FORWARDING

LEGAL MAIL

Simkins v. Bruce, 406 F.3d 1239 (10th Cir. 2005). A prisoner brought a pro se [section] 1983 action alleging that corrections officials failed to forward his mail to him while he was temporarily housed in another facility, causing him to lose a lawsuit. The district court granted summary judgment for the officials and the prisoner appealed. The appeals court reversed and remanded. The court held that a prison mail room supervisor's conduct of holding the prisoner's mail rather than...