Appellant Delanot Bastien claims that he is entitled to a new trial on his claim of excessive force against appellee William Goddard because the district court incorrectly instructed the jury that liability on an excessive force claim depended upon a finding of "serious" injury. We agree that the jury was improperly instructed and that the error was not harmless. We therefore reverse and remand...
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