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JOHNSON v. BI-STATE JUSTICE CENTER

No. 92-3061.

12 F.3d 133 (1993)

Clifton Roger JOHNSON, Appellant, v. BI-STATE JUSTICE CENTER/ARKANSAS DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS; Warden Rick Hart; Major Larry Jordan; Lt. Rodney Johnson; Staff Officer Evelyn Allen; Dr. Jerry Stringfellow; Lt. Webb; CO1 Gilbert; CO1 Sullivan, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 27, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry A. Bryant, Texarkana, AR, argued, for appellant.

Reginald A. Rogers, Little Rock, AR, argued (Don Cooksey, Kaylin D. Kluge and David B. Eberhard, on brief), for appellees.

Before McMILLIAN, WOLLMAN, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Arkansas inmate Clifton R. Johnson appeals the district court's order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 damage claims against various prison officials. We conclude that the district court applied the wrong legal standard in dismissing Johnson's excessive force claim before trial. Therefore, we reverse in part and remand for further proceedings.

I.

Johnson's amended complaint alleged that Lt. Rodney Johnson placed Johnson...

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