Kevin Ward v. Bradley Smith

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 2013-07-29

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PER CURIAM. Inmate Kevin Ward brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against two correctional officers and a nurse at South Central Correctional Center in Licking, Missouri. He alleges that the officers used excessive force against him, and that the nurse was deliberately indifferent to his medical needs, in violation of the Eighth Amendment. After a period of litigation, Ward…

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