EASON v. HOLT

No. 94-50465.

73 F.3d 600 (1996)

Danny Ray EASON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Billy HOLT, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 26, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Danny Ray Eason, Abilene, TX, pro se.

Georgia L. Meaney, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dan Morales, Atty. Gen. of Texas, Austin, TX, for appellees.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and JONES and PARKER, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Chief Judge:

Danny Ray Eason, a prisoner in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint alleging the excessive use of force by various prison officers in the Hobby Unit. Concluding that the district court erred in dismissing the complaint for failure to state a claim, we vacate and remand.

Background

Eason, who is proceeding pro se and in forma...

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