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JASON v. TANNER

No. 18-30837.

938 F.3d 191 (2019)

Clarence Joseph JASON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert TANNER, Warden, Rayburn Correctional Center; Shane Ladner, Lieutenant; Bradley Pierce, Sergeant, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED September 9, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alysson Leigh Mills, Esq. , Jesse C. Stewart , Fishman Haygood, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Christopher Neal Walters , Assistant Attorney General, Louisiana Department of Justice, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before SMITH, GRAVES, and WILLETT, Circuit Judges.

Clarence Jason was struck by a fellow inmate on the back of the head with a yard tool that the prison issued to inmates. Jason sued four state officials under § 1983 for violating his Eighth Amendment rights, claiming deliberate indifference and failure to train. The officials asserted qualified immunity, but...

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