SANTOS v. WHITE

No. 20-30048.

18 F.4th 472 (2021)

Darvin Castro SANTOS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Craig WHITE, Major; John Wells, Captain; Allen Verret, Colonel; Ashley Martell, Lieutenant, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED November 17, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna Unkel Grodner, Esq. , Grodner & Associates, A.P.L.C., Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Andre' Charles Castaing , Louisiana Department of Justice, Litigation Division, Baton Rouge, LA, William David Coffey , Assistant Attorney General, Louisiana Department of Justice, Litigation Division, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before SMITH, STEWART, and WILLETT, Circuit Judges.


Darvin Santos, an inmate at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in Louisiana, sued prison officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting that they had used excessive force against him in violation of his constitutional rights. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants, determining that Santos...

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