Dexter Harmon v. Officer Dexter Payne, Assistant Director, Arkansas Department of Correction; Officer James Gibson…

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of Harmon’s claims against Arkansas prison officials because his allegations did not establish a sufficiently serious deprivation of nutritionally adequate or safe food, an exception to sovereign immunity, or conduct defeating statutory immunity. The court reversed the strike because the complaint stated a colorable cause of action even though it lacked sufficient supporting facts. The court therefore affirmed in part and reversed in part.