Eason v. Holt

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1996-01-26

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POLITZ, Chief Judge: Danny Ray Eason, a prisoner in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint alleging the excessive use of force by various prison officers in the Hobby Unit. Concluding that the district court erred in dismissing the complaint for failure to state a claim, we vacate and remand. <p "b6…

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