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WILLIAMS v. NORRIS, ARKANSAS DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 97-3002.

148 F.3d 983 (1998)

German WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry NORRIS, DIRECTOR, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; Willis Sargent, (originally sued as Willie Sargent), Warden, Jefferson Correctional Facility, Arkansas Department of Corrections; Steve Williams, Classification Officer, Jefferson Correctional Facility, Arkansas Department of Corrections, Defendants, David Cruiseturner, Assistant Director, Jefferson Correctional Facility, Arkansas Department of Corrections; L. Smith, Captain, Jefferson Correctional Facility, Arkansas Department of Corrections, Defendants-Appellants, Pearson, Mr., Construction Supervisor, Jefferson Correctional Facility, Arkansas Department of Corrections; D. Davis, Charge Nurse, Jefferson Correctional Facility, Arkansas Department of Corrections, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 6, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Eberhard, Little Rock, AR argued (Winston Bryant, on the brief), for Defendants-Appellants.

Steven R. Davis, Little Rock, AR, argued, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before BOWMAN, Chief Judge, McMILLIAN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

German Williams, an inmate in the custody of the Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC), brought a pro se action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After a trial on the merits, the district court2 ordered the entry of judgment against Captain L.D. Smith, David Cruiseturner, and nurse Debra Davis in the amount of $500 each. It found that these defendants3 had violated Williams' eighth amendment...

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