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POULLARD v. TURNER

No. 01-30587.

298 F.3d 421 (2002)

John POULLARD, Plaintiff-Counter Defendant-Appellee, v. Joseph M. TURNER; et al, Defendants-Counter Claimants, Joseph M. Turner, Captain; Lonnie Edmonds, Lieutenant; Michael Levatino, Lieutenant; Don Thames, Sergeant, Defendants-Counter Claimants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 16, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Poullard, Homer, LA, pro se.

Andre' Charles Castaing, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Counter Claimants-Appellants.

Before DAVIS, EMILIO M. GARZA, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

John Poullard, a pro se Louisiana prisoner incarcerated in Angola, sued prison guards Joseph Turner, Lonnie Edmonds, Michael Levatino, and Don Thames for violations of his civil and Eighth Amendment rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court entered judgment on a jury verdict in favor of Poullard for $750,000 in compensatory damages and $750,000 in punitive damages. We remand for new trial on damages.

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