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JOOS v. RATLIFF

No. 95-2103.

97 F.3d 1125 (1996)

Robert Neil JOOS, Jr., also known as David Dean, Appellant, v. Deputy RATLIFF, Benton County; Deputy Spann, Benton County; Sheriff Andy Lee; Unknown Deputies, of Benton County Jail, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 11, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Schoen, Fayetteville, AR, for appellant.

Edwin V. Gartin, Bentonville, AR, argued, for appellee.

Before BEAM, LOKEN, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Robert Joos appeals from the district court's1 judgment in favor of defendants following an evidentiary hearing in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We conclude the force employed against Joos in connection with his arrest was both de minimis and a reasonable response when Joos resisted officers' attempts to effect his arrest and booking. We further conclude that the district court properly denied the remainder of Joos's claims...

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