Legal Opinion
J. Wilkerson v. B. Wheeler
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 18, 2014No. 11-17911PublishedCited by 7,715 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOULD, Circuit Judge:
Adonai El-Shaddai 1 (“El-Shaddai”) alleges that correctional officers used excessive force in restraining him while he was incarcerated at High Desert State Prison in California. El-Shaddai sued the officers and the prison librarian under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that they violated his federal constitutional rights. Defendants prevailed at trial. El-Shaddai appeals, contending that: (1) the district court erred by instructing the jury that it was established that El-Shaddai resisted the correctional officers; (2) the district court abused its discretion in…
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