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HAYNES v. STEPHENSON

No. 08-3766.

588 F.3d 1152 (2009)

Walter HAYNES, Appellee, v. Patrick L. STEPHENSON, Sgt., Maximum Security Unit, Arkansas Department of Correction, in his individual capacity, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 16, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shawn J. Johnson, AAG, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.

Linda S. Sheffield, Atlanta, GA, for appellee.

Before MELLOY, GRUENDER and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Walter Haynes, an inmate incarcerated by the Arkansas Department of Corrections ("ADC"), prevailed on a retaliatory discipline claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Sergeant Patrick Stephenson, an ADC corrections officer. After a bench trial, the district court1 awarded Haynes $1 in compensatory damages and $2,500 in punitive damages. Stephenson appeals, arguing that the district court erred in concluding that...

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