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SHELDON v. C/O PEZLEY

No. 94-1374.

49 F.3d 1312 (1995)

David Allen SHELDON, Appellant, v. C/O PEZLEY,; Richard Rewis; Robert Barthomew; Maurice Huff; Eric Kirbach; Denny Manning, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 6, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Hefner (Student — University of Iowa, College of Law) Iowa City, IA, argued (Paul Papak, Patricia N. Acton, Ruben Nunez and James S. Shaw, on the brief), for appellant.

Kristin Wright Ensign, Asst. Atty. Gen., Des Moines, IA, argued, for appellees.

Before BEAM, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

A state prisoner appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa** dismissing after trial his complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) alleging that state correctional officers subjected him to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment. The prisoner contends that the officers used excessive force while returning him to his cell from...

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