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JENNINGS v. McCORMICK

No. 97-41106 Summary Calendar.

154 F.3d 542 (1998)

Kevin JENNINGS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James McCORMICK, Commanding Officer III, Coffield Unit; Karl R. Brown, Sergeant, Coffield Unit; Rosie M. Johnson, Commanding Officer III, Coffield Unit, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 29, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Jennings, Tennessee Colony, TX, pro se.

Kelly A. Falls, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before DUHÉ, DeMOSS and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Kevin Jennings, a Texas inmate, filed this pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against correctional officer James McCormick alleging that the officer violated his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment by subjecting him to excessive use of force. After a bench trial, the magistrate judge entered judgment dismissing Jennings' suit with prejudice. Jennings appeals, contending that, because his proper demand for a jury trial had...

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