MCCOY v. ALAMU

No. 18-40856.

950 F.3d 226 (2020)

Prince MCCOY, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mr. ALAMU, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED February 11, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Prince McCoy, Sr., Pro Se.

Penelope Maley , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Office of the Solicitor General, Briana Marie Webb , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Financial Litigation & Charitable Trusts Division, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before JOLLY, SMITH, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


Texas prisoner Prince McCoy sued Mr. Alamu, a correctional officer, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for allegedly violating his Eighth Amendment rights. He claimed that Alamu had sprayed him in the face with a chemical agent without provocation. The district court granted summary judgment for Alamu on the basis of qualified...

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