Legal Opinion
Ronald Gene Ouzts v. Sgt. D. Cummins E. Campbell, Co-I Warden W.H. Sargent, Arkansas Dept. Of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 13, 1987No. 87-1128PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Per curiam
Ronald Gene Ouzts appeals pro se and in forma pauperis from a final order entered in the District Court 1 for the Eastern District of Arkansas dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim for damages. We affirm.
Ouzts, a prisoner in the Department of Correction for the State of Arkansas, alleged that on May 30, 1986, correction officer Campbell struck him twice with a head slapper while he was handcuffed and restrained by correction officers Cummins and Baker. Ouzts further alleged that after the incident he submitted an emergency grievance to W.H. Sargent, the warden of Ouzts’ prison unit,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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