R.D. Jones v. Thuworn Shields

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 2000-03-23

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WEBB, District Judge. I. Thuworn Shields, an inmate incarcerated at the Cummins Unit of the Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC), brought this pro se Section 1983 action against corrections officer R.D. Jones, alleging Jones inflicted cruel and unusual punishment upon Shields by unjustly spraying Shields with “capstan.” Jones appeals interlocutory the District Court’s denial of his motion for judgment…

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