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COWART v. ERWIN

No. 15-10404.

837 F.3d 444 (2016)

Mark A. COWART, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ERWIN, SRT Officer, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed September 13, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daron L. Janis, Esq. , Taylor Freytag Brinkman , Jason Levi Sanders, Esq. , Attorney, Locke Lord, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Dolena Tutt Westergard , District Attorney's Office for the County of Dallas, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and OWEN and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

Former prisoner Mark A. Cowart filed suit against four Dallas County Jail detention officers, including Special Response Team Officer Erwin, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law, claiming that the officers beat him without justification. After the officers unsuccessfully argued that Cowart failed to exhaust...

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