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McLAURIN v. PRATER

Nos. 93-3812, 93-3947.

30 F.3d 982 (1994)

Michael McLAURIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. F.C. PRATER, CO-1, Maximum Security Unit, Arkansas Department of Correction, Defendant-Appellant. Michael McLAURIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. F.C. PRATER, CO-1, Maximum Security Unit, Arkansas Department of Correction, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 25, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Eberhard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, AR, argued, for defendant-appellant.

Robert L. Coleman, Blytheville, AR, argued, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge, and FLOYD R. GIBSON and WELLFORD, Senior Circuit Judges.

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Prater appeals the district court's determination that he violated McLaurin's Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. McLaurin cross-appeals the district court's decision declining to rule on his various state-law claims. We affirm the judgment in favor of McLaurin and remand for further proceedings relative to the state-law claims.

I. BACKGROUND

The district court's factual findings...

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