POPE v. SHAFER

Nos. 95-2419, 95-2904.

86 F.3d 90 (1996)

Gregory POPE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Stephen SHAFER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 7, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Metnick, Frederick J. Schlosser (argued), Metnick, Wise, Cherry & Frazier, Springfield, IL, for Gregory D. Pope.

Gregory T. Riddle, John P. Schmidt (argued), Office of Atty. Gen., Springfield, IL, for Stephen Shafer.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Captain Stephen Shafer, an officer at the Western Correctional Center, appeals a jury verdict entered against him on a claim that he violated the Eighth Amendment rights of Gregory Pope. The district court entered judgment on the verdict and denied Captain Shafer's motion for post-trial relief. On this appeal, Captain Shafer presents but one contention — the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

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