BYRD v. HARRELL

No. 17-40996.

48 F.4th 343 (2022)

Robert A. BYRD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tony HARRELL; Kelli Ward; Michael Black, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED August 31, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Byrd, Iowa Park, TX, Pro Se.

Christopher Lee Lindsey , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees Tony Harrell, Kelli Ward.

Before Wiener, Graves, and Duncan, Circuit Judges.


While violently resisting several prison guards, prisoner Robert Byrd's arm was broken by one guard's baton strikes. Byrd sued for excessive force. The district court granted the guard summary judgment based on qualified immunity. We affirm.

I.

In July 2014, Byrd was serving concurrent life and...

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