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MUHAMMAD v. McCARRELL

No. 07-2235.

536 F.3d 934 (2008)

Juquan Demetrius MUHAMMAD, aka Willie Murry, Appellant, v. Ricky McCARRELL, Sgt., Varner Super Max, ADC; James Murry, Lt., Varner Super Max, ADC; John Doe, Dr., Southwest Hospital; Jimmy Via, Captain, Varner Super, Max, ADC; Ransom Evans, Lt., Varner Super Max, ADC (originally sued as Raven Evans); Joann Burnett, LPN, Varner Super Max, ADC (Originally sued as Pam Burnett), Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 7, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Mooney, Jr., Jonesboro, AR, for appellant.

Patricia Van Ausdall Bell, AAG, Little Rock, AR, for appellees.

Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Juquan Demetrius Muhammad, an inmate at the Varner Supermax Unit ("Varner"), filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Varner and several of its officers, asserting a tort claim for battery and alleging that his Eighth Amendment rights were violated when officers used excessive force to extract him from his cell. The jury returned a defendants' verdict. Muhammad appeals, arguing that the district court1 committed...

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