Legal Opinion
Danley v. Allen
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 22, 2008No. 07-12328PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
Kevin Danley was arrested for driving under the influence and was taken to jail. While there he had a disagreement with some of the jailers after he was made to use a dirty toilet without any toilet paper. Because Danley failed to obey one of the jailer’s orders during the disagreement, another jailer pepper sprayed him. Although pepper spray is an accepted nonlethal means of controlling unruly inmates, Danley contends that the jailers used too much on him, that he was not allowed to wash it off after he calmed down, and that he was denied adequate medical care following…
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