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STEVENS v. CORBELL

No. 86-2609.

832 F.2d 884 (1987)

Kevin Lee STEVENS Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerald CORBELL, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 22, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gabriel G. Quintanilla, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Curtis B. Stuckey, Timothy B. Garrigan, Nacogdoches, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GARZA, WILLIAMS, and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 22, 1988.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

This appeal stems from section 1983 claims brought by plaintiff-appellee Kevin Lee Stevens against three police officers and a constable, in which Stevens alleged that the officers violated his constitutional rights by using excessive force in booking him into jail in Shelby County, Texas. Following an adverse jury verdict, the district court granted Stevens a new trial. Defendants...

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