Legal Opinion
Oscar E. Williams v. Roy Mueller, Warden Clarence Davis, C.O.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1994No. 92-1575PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Oscar E. Williams, an inmate at the St. Louis County Adult Correctional Institution (“Institution”), brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that Correctional Officer Clarence Davis and Warden Roy Mueller had violated his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Williams appeals from the district court’s order granting the defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.
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At trial, Williams testified to the following facts. After lunch on September 29,1990,…
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