Wray v. Ross

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit May 18, 2001

Wray v. Ross, 6 F. App'x 544 (8th Cir. 2001)

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Lome Wray, who was committed to the St. Louis Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center after his plea of not guilty to charged criminal conduct by reason of insanity, appeals the District Court’s1 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1988 complaint. The District Court did not err. Wray failed to state a section 1983 claim against any of the defendants, and he cannot attack the fact or duration of his confinement in a section 1983 complaint. His remedy, in the first instance, must be to apply to a state court for release under Mo.Rev.Stat. § 552.040(5). See Kolocotronis v. Holcomb, 925 F.2d 278 (8th Cir. 1991).

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

. The Honorable Rodney W. Sippel, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Reference

Full Case Name: Lorne Lei WRAY v. Mr. Anthony M. ROSS Mrs. Anthony M. Ross State of Missouri, Franklin County Missouri Department of Mental Health Missouri Public Defender Commission, Franklin County St. Louis Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center William Lampros Joan Ross Roberta Gardine, CEO Allen Blake, Asst. CEO John Rabon, Dr. Richard Scott, Dr. Ashok Mallaya, Dr. Ron Scharer, RN Ally Burr Harris Alphonso Menotti, Dr. Gwen Portwood Antonio Gesmundo, Dr. Robert Steele Beverly Buscemi Karol Keil Mario Carrerz, Dr. Nicol Ross Mr. Charles McClung Mrs. Charles McClung Unknown Ladd, Criminal Judge of Franklin County, Presiding in December 1997 Country Club Hills Police Department Franklin County Sheriffs Department Thomas Johnson Marian Brown
Cited By: 1 case
Status: Published