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TROTTER v. LAWSON

No. 19-1793.

997 F.3d 819 (2021)

Carlden TROTTER, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Walter LAWSON, Correctional Officer I, ERDCC; Stephen McGee, Correctional Officer I, ERDCC, Defendants David L. Shipley, Correctional Officer II, ERDCC; Bobby Currington, Correctional Officer I, ERDCC; Robert Thebeau, Correctional Officer I, ERDCC, Defendants-Appellees. Steve Larkins; Scott McFarland, Correctional Officer II, ERDCC; William Thomas, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 18, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Martin , DOWD & BENNETT, Saint Louis, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Carlden Trotter, Pro Se.

Jesus Armando Osete , ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, Jefferson City, MO, Robert J. Isaacson , Assistant Attorney General, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, Saint Louis, MO, Justin Moore , TKC HOLDINGS, Saint Louis, MO, for Defendants-Appellees David L. Shipley, Bobby Currington, and Robert Thebeau.

Robert J. Isaacson , Assistant Attorney General, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, Saint Louis, MO, Justin Moore , TKC HOLDINGS, Saint Louis, MO, for Defendant Scott McFarland.

Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.

Carlden Trotter assaulted a prison guard and then a group of guards allegedly assaulted him. Trotter sued for violations of his civil rights, see 42 U.S.C. § 1983, but a jury found in favor of the guards. We now affirm, notwithstanding challenges to three of the district court's1 pretrial...

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