Legal Opinion
Ronnie Jackson v. Jeff Gutzmer
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 10, 2017No. 16-2184PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
After a disturbance resulted in Minnesota inmate Ronnie Jackson spending three- and-one-half hours on a restraint board, Jackson filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against correctional officers .and, medical staff of the. Oak Park Heights maximum security prison. Defendants moved for summary judgment, and the district court dismissed all claims except an Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against Lieutenant Jeff Gutzmer, who authorized use of the restraint board. Gutzmer appeals the denial of summary judgment based on qualified immunity. Reviewing that issue de novo…
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